9 Dec 2014 10:06
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Huntsworth plc | ||
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments. | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
Other (please specify): | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Aberforth Partners LLP | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Shareholder Shares 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 31,291,474 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 5,143,481 3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 7,575,538
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth. | ||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
05/12/2014 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
08/12/2014 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
13% | ||
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||
Ordinary 39,246,265 39,246,265 44,010,493 N/A 44,010,493 N/A 13.55% GB00B0CRWK29 | |||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted | Percentage of voting rights |
N/A
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | Percentage of voting rights |
N/A
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
44,010,493
|
13.55 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
| N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A |
13. Additional information:
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14 Contact name:
| Martin Morrow Company Secretary Huntsworth plc |
15. Contact telephone name:
| 0207 224 8778 |