TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Acal PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Aberforth Partners LLP |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Shareholders Shares 1.Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc 2,571,850 2.Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 477,748 3.Aberforth Geared Income Trust Plc 588,200
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:
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14/09/2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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17/09/2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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13% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary GB0000055888 |
3,952,500 |
3,952,500 |
3,647,798 |
N/A |
3,647,798 |
N/A |
12.84 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta
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N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
3,647,798 |
12.84 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP |
15. Contact telephone number:
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0131 220 0733 |