Holding(s) in Company

Dialight PLC
08 January 2008




TR-1 (i):      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 (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (No )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (No )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (No )


 
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                        2,583,215
2 Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                            2,106,350
3 The Church Commissioners for England                           442,700
4 Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc                    563,445


1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth,
3= The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd


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

04 January 2008
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 January 2008
 

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 (vi) 
if possible using the                  
ISIN CODE                               

                         Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ordinary Shares          5,482,810              5,482,810
 



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights (ix)    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                       Direct            Direct     Indirect             Direct    Indirect  

Ordinary Shares        5,695,710         N/A        5,695,710            N/A       18.23%

 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A
 




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

5,695,710                     18.23%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Cathryn Buckley
 

15. Contact telephone number:

01480 447490




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