Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2733Z

Centaur Media PLC

17 July 2008

 

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:

Centaur Media PLC

2. Reason for the notification:

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:

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

NO

Other:

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc            7,225,694

Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund               4,632,000

The Church Commissioners for England          1,098,950

Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc   1,458,300

1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth, 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different:

15th July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16th July 2008

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

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
Ordinary GB0034291418	14,576,050	14,576,050

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0034291418	14,414,944	N/A	14,414,944	N/A	10.11

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
14,414,944	10.11

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Ian PH Roberts

15. Contact:

[phone]

 

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