Optos plc Holding(s) in Company (9753M)

TIDMOPTS

RNS Number : 9753M

Optos plc

12 May 2015

 
 
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
   (i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares    Optos PLC 
  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) subject 
  to the notification obligation:        Aberforth Partners LLP 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): (iv)                  Shareholder Shares 
                                          1. Aberforth Smaller Companies 
                                                    Trust plc 
                                         2. Aberforth UK Small Companies 
                                                       Fund 
                                            All shares are registered 
                                         in the name of Nortrust Nominees 
                                                 Ltd A/C Aberfrth 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v)                        11/05/2015 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                  12/05/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                     5% 
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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 previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering         transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number       Number       Number       Number of voting     % of voting rights 
                   of           of           of shares    rights               (x) 
                   Shares       Voting 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------------------  --------------------- 
                                            Direct       Direct    Indirect   Direct     Indirect 
                                                          (xi)      (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
  Ordinary 
  GB00B0WHW246     9,594,697    9,594,697    -            N/A       -          N/A        0.00 
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 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 voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)    Conversion      rights that              rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                     acquired if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
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  N/A                                N/A             N/A                      N/A 
                      N/A 
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 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 N/A                 N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A                   N/A       N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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  0                         0.00 
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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 proxy 
  holder will cease to hold:            N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights:          N/A 
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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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