Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6513I

Dialight PLC

16 March 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 (ii):

Dialight Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

Transfer of Voting Rights

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

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

                Shareholder                                                                         Shares

                1.     Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                   2,606,622

                2.     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                      1,139,450

                3.     Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc             578,745

                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):

15 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 March 2010

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

14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares	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		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0033057794	4,820,217	4,820,217	4,324,817	n/a	4,324,817	n/a	13.84%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date	Number of voting rights that my 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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nominal	%
					N/A	N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,324,817	13.84%

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

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:

The voting rights attached to shares beneficially held by The Church Commissioners for England ("Church") were transferred to Church with effect from today, 15 March 2010.  Aberforth Partners LLP continue to manage funds for the Church on a discretionary basis.

14. Contact name:

Aberforth - Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP  0131 220 0733

Dialight plc - Nick Giles 01480 447491

Date: 16 March 2010

 

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