TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number : 5074D

Wilmington Group Plc

23 March 2011

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:						Wilmington Group Plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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): Now disclosing at a Group level
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:				Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):				Shareholder                                                                               Shares 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                     4,897,500 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                         1,451,351 3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc                975,700 4. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc                                 669,300 All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):				22/03/11
6. Date on which issuer notified:				23/03/11
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 use 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		Percentage of voting rights
					Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
09692319 Ord GBP0.05	9,057,851	9,057,851	7,993,851		N/A	7,993,851	N/A	9.65%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
7,993,851	9.65%

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 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:	Richard Cockton Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone name:	0207 422 6800

 

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