Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3286W

Filtronic PLC

27 July 2009

 



TR-1: Notification Major Interest 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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Shareholder 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 3. The Church Commissioners for England

Shares 7,456,021 4,415,248 1,643,500

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

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

24/07/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27/07/2009

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

18%

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

Ordinary GB0003362992

12,852,569

12,852,569

13,514,769

N/A

13,514,769

N/A

18.18

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

13,514,769

18.18

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson,  Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733

 

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