Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8276U
Future PLC
30 June 2009
 






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:

  Future Plc   GB0007239980


2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


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:


 Aberforth Partners LLP

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


1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc = 23,150,700

 

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund = 14,174,600

 

3. The Church Commissioners for England = 5,086,400

 

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc =3,789,850

 

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:


 

29/06/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:


 30/06/2009

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


14%

  

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0007239980

 43,101,550

 43,101,550

46,201,550

 N/A

 46,201,550

 N/A

 14.12

 


B:  Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion 
Period

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



Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 46,201,550

 14.12


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:


 N/A

14. Contact name:


 Mark Millar

Co Secretary

Future plc

 

15. Contact telephone number:


01225 822764



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