Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 7571A

Future PLC

03 April 2012

 



Financial Services Authority      

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Future Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				NO
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				YES
Other (please specify):	UPDATED TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS ANNOUNCED 30 MARCH 2012
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Shareholder 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc = 40,196,898 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund = 9,456,800 3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc = 9,851,550 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:		02/04/12
6. Date on which issuer notified:		03/04/12
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		18%

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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 1p

59,241,848

59,241,848

59,505,248

n/a

59,505,248

n/a

17.99

B: Qualifying 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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Nominal

Delta

n/a

n/a

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

59,505,248

17.99

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:
14. Contact name:	Mark Millar
15. Contact telephone number:	01225 788203

 

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