Last checked at 1 May 2013 15:31
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: | RM PLC | |||||||||
2. Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
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 | 7,731,896 | |||||||||
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund | 1,506,827 | |||||||||
3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc | 2,035,831 | |||||||||
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): | 25/04/2013 | |||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26/04/2013 | |||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 12% | |||||||||
8: Notified Details | ||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||
Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
If possible use ISIN code | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
Ordinary | 10,675,154 | 10,675,154 | 11,274,554 | N/A | 11,274,554 | N/A | 12.06 | |||
GB0002870417 | ||||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted | % of voting rights | ||||||
N/A | 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 | ||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||
Nominal | % | |||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||
11,274,554 | 12.06 | |||||||||
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: | ||||||||||
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: | ||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||||||
15. Contact telephone name: | 0131 220 0733 | |||||||||
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares | ||||||||||
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | ||||||||||
Full name | Aberforth Partners LLP | |||||||||
(including legal form of legal entities) | ||||||||||
Contact address | Contact: | |||||||||
(registered office for legal entities) | 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NS | |||||||||
Registered Office: | ||||||||||
The Broadgate Tower, Primrose Street, | ||||||||||
London EC2A 2EW | ||||||||||
Phone number & email | 0131 220 0733 | |||||||||
david.holland@aberforth.co.uk | ||||||||||
Other useful information | Contact: David Holland | |||||||||
(at least legal representative for legal persons) | ||||||||||
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable | ||||||||||
Full name | As above | |||||||||
Contact address | As above | |||||||||
Phone number & email | As above | |||||||||
Other useful information | As above | |||||||||
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | ||||||||||
C: Additional information | ||||||||||
None | ||||||||||