Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6584I

Galliford Try 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:			Galliford Try plc
2 Reason for the notification
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):				YES - TRANSFER OF VOTING RIGHTS
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                                                                         Shares 1.  Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                 2,393,482 2.  Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                      1,052,810 3.  Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc          362,331 All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		15/03/2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		15/03/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

Ordinary

22,318,700

22,318,700

3,808,623

N/A

3,808,623

N/A

4.65%

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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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

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

3,808,623

4.65%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	The voting rights attached to shares beneficially held by The Church Commissioners for England ("Church") were transferred to Church with effect from 15 March 2010.  Aberforth Partners LLP continue to manage funds for the Church on a discretionary basis.
14. Contact name:	Alison White - Galliford Try plc
15. Contact telephone number:	0189 855 000 / 01895 855 006

 

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