Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7119T
Anite PLC
09 December 2011
 



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:

 

Anite plc

 

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                                                 ( X )

 

An acquisition or disposal of 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 the notification obligation:

 

    Aberforth Partners LLP

 

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

 

1.    Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc - 20,895,470

2.    Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund - 5,198,864

3.    Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc - 2,695,533

 

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth

 

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

8th December 2011

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9th December 2011

 

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

10%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

 

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights

GB00B3KHXB36

32,304,167

32,304,167

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights



Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B3KHXB36

28,789,867

n/a

28,789,867

n/a

9.63%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is 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

Exercise Price

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number 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

% of voting rights

28,789,867

9.63%

 

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 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:

 

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733


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