Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6547C

Topps Tiles PLC

03 May 2012

 



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:			Topps Tiles 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 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.):		Shareholder                                                                 Shares 1.     Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc       13,420,366 2.     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund           3,106,618 3.     Aberforth Geared Income trust plc                 2,660,000 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:		01/05/2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		02/05/2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		10%

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
Ordinary Shares GB00B18P5K83	18,834,389		18,834,389		19,076,984	NA		19,076,984	NA		10.13
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
NA		NA		NA			NA			NA

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
NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	Nominal	Delta
					NA	NA

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
19,076,984	10.13

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:		NA
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		NA
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		NA
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Rob Parker
15. Contact telephone number:	01614 862 400

 

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