Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3119Y

Anite PLC

20 December 2010

 



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:

Anite plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                                            ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of 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 a 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.):

1.    Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc - 30,458,497

2.    Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund - 9,969,764

3.    Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc - 2,190,933

4.    Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc - 1,016,000

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 if different):

17/12/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20/12/2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

14%

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB00B3KHXB36	41,352,861	41,352,861

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B3KHXB36	43,635,194	n/a	43,635,194	n/a	14.60

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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
					Nominal	%
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
43,635,194	14.60%

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:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733

 

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