Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6637A

Anite PLC

21 February 2014

 



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 - 14,217,996

2.    Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund - 2,345,502

3.    Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc - 638,733

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):

20^th February 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21^st February 2014

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

5%

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	Below 5%	Below 5%

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B3KHXB36	17,202,231	n/a	17,202,231	n/a	5.72%

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
17,202,231	5.72%

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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