Holding(s) in Company

6 Jan 2010 15:20



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Dialight Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Shareholder Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2,922,422

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 1,410,250

3. The Church Commissioners for England 583,200

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 687,745

1,2 & 4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth

3 = The Church Commisioners for England (Chase GIS) Norminees Limted

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

04 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

18%

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.
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0033057794	5,875,617	5,875,617	5,583,617	n/a	5,583,617	n/a	17.87%

  B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date	Number of voting rights that my be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,583,617	17.87%

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

10. Name of the 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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Aberforth - Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP 0131 220 0733

Dialight plc - Nick Giles 01480 447491

Date: 06 January 2010

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