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		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:	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 Voting 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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