Filtronic PLC Holding(s) in Company (4734J)

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RNS Number : 4734J

Filtronic PLC

09 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      Filtronic plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the 
  appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights     YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 
  financial instruments which may result in 
  the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments 
  with similar economic effect to qualifying 
  financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting 
  rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)               Aberforth Partners LLP 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.):             1.Aberforth Smaller Companies 
  (iv)                                Trust 26,809,874 
                                      2. Aberforth UK Small 
                                      Companies Fund 4,195,541 
 
                                      All shares are registered 
                                      in the name of Nortrust 
                                      Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth 
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 5. Date of the transaction                    07/09/2016 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: 
  (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                       08/09/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                              15% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation                 Resulting situation after 
  of               previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number       Number of             % of voting 
                   of           of           of           voting                rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting       shares       rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                          (xi)     (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  GB0003362992    32,902,715   32,902,715   31,005,415   N/A      31,005,415   N/A      14.99 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (xiv)         may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
  N/A                N/A          N/A           N/A            N/A 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
  effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, 
  xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 N/A           N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A            N/A      N/A 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
  31,005,415                14.99 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights      N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy          N/A 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                 Pauline Robson, Aberforth 
                                    Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     0131 220 0733 
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