Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5396H

Shanks Group PLC

05 November 2008

 



TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	SHANKS GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	NOTED BELOW
No. of Shares 1.Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                                                                                                                6,347,220 2.Aberforth UK Smaller Companies Fund                                                                                                                3,277,800 3.The Church Commissioners for England                                                                                                               1,016,800 4.Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc                                                                                                      1,141,900 1,2,4 = registered in name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth 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 if different):	04/11/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	05/11/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%
8. Notified details:	N/A

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 viii		Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix			% of voting rights
					Direct	Direct  x		Indirect xi	Direct		Indirect
ORDINARY SHARES GB0007995243	17,202,200		17,202,200		11,783,720	N/A		11,783,720	N/A		4.96%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv			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)
Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
11,783,720		4.96%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
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:	Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 220 0733

 

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