Notification of major interest in shares

RNS Number : 9007K

Centaur Media PLC

28 August 2012

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Centaur Media PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
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 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: iii		Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Shareholder                                                                              Shares 1.     Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                          9,537,144 2.     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                             1,914,617 3.     Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc                                 9,214,309 All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltc A/c Aberforth
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 August 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 August 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the 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

% of  voting rights x

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares GB0034291418

13,982,453

13,982,453

14,666,070

N/A

14,666,070

N/A

10.38%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,666,070

10.38%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 220 0733

 

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