Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8267V

Filtronic PLC

03 June 2008

 



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:

Filtronic 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.

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify): ______________

N/A

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

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund The Church Commissioners for England Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc

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

30/05/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02/06/2008

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

GB0003362992

8,880,130

8,880,130

9,264,849

N/A

9,264,849

N/A

12.47%

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

9,264,849

12.47%

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:

Pauline Robinson

15. Contact telephone name:

0131 220 0733

 

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