Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6490I

Filtronic PLC

16 March 2010

 

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:										Filtronic plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):										Yes - transfer of voting rights
3. Full name of the person(s) subject to notification obligation:				Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):				Shareholder 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc							Shares 9,602,421 4,223,748 1,746,800
				1,2 - registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):				15/03/2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:				15/03/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:				21%
8. Notified details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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			Percentage of voting rights
						Direct		Indirect	Direct		Indirect
Ordinary GB0003362992	17,565,069		17,565,069		15,572,969	N/A		15,572,969	N/A		20.95%
B: Financial instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date			Exercise/ conversion period/date		No of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted				Percentage of voting rights
N/A		N/A			N/A		N/A				N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
15,572,969						20.95%
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 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:						The voting rights attached tp shares beneficially held by The Church Commissioners for England ("Church") were transferred to Church with effect from today, 15 March 2010. Aberford Partners LLP continue to manage funds for the Church on a discretionary basis.
14. Contact name:						Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:						0131 220 0733

 

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