Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9813Z
Wilmington Group Plc
24 January 2011
 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

 

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                     5,558,500

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                         1,806,851

3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc            1,306,700

4. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc                                 843,300

 

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):

20/01/11

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/01/11

 

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

 12%

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

10,109,551

10,109,551

9,515,351

N/A

9,515,351

N/A

11.48%

 

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

9,515,351

11.48%

 

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

 

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.


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