Novae Group PLC Novae Group Plc: Holdings In Company

 
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are 
 attached: (ii)                                       Novae Group plc 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
 box or boxes): 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             YES 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
 instruments which may result in the acquisition of 
 shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
 economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
Other (please specify): 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the 
 notification obligation: (iii)                       Aberforth Partners LLP 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):(iv)                            Shareholder Shares 
 
                                                        1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc      1,810,004 
 
                                                      2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund            293,208 
 
                                                      3. Aberforth Geared Income Trusts plc           971,509 
                                                      4. The National Trust for Places of Historic 
                                                      Interest or Natural Beauty                      153,288 
                                                      Shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees 
                                                       Ltd 
5. Date of the transaction and date on 
 which the threshold is crossed or 
 reached: (v)                                         29/09/2016 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                     30/09/2016 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 
 reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                          5% 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
Class/type of 
 shares             Situation previous 
 if possible using   to the triggering 
 the ISIN CODE       transaction                        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                                      Number 
                    Number             of 
                     of                Voting           Number                        Number of voting 
                     Shares            Rights            of shares                     rights                                           % of voting rights (x) 
                                                        Direct                        Direct (xi)          Indirect (xii)               Direct             Indirect 
Ordinary 
 GB00B40SF849       Below 5%          Below 5%          3,228,009                     N/A                  3,228,009                    N/A                5.01 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                                                                                        Number of voting 
                                                                                         rights that may be 
                                                                                         acquired if the 
Type of financial       Expiration      Exercise/                                        instrument is                                      % of voting 
 instrument              date (xiii)     Conversion Period (xiv)                         exercised/ converted.                               rights 
 N/A                    N/A             N/A                                             N/A                                                 N/A 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
 to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Type of financial                     Expiration      Exercise/ Conversion 
 instrument           Exercise price  date (xvii)     period (xviii)                  Number of voting rights instrument refers to        % of voting rights (xix, xx) 
N/A                   N/A             N/A             N/A                             N/A                                                 Nominal            Delta 
                                                                                                                                           N/A               N/A 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
3,228,009                                                 5.01 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
 the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 (xxi) 
 
  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: 
14. Contact name:                                          Alex Moon 
15. Contact telephone number:                              020 7050 9000 
 
 
 
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of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Novae Group plc via Globenewswire 
 
 
  http://www.novae.com/home.aspx 
 

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