Holding(s) in Company (9054W)

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RNS Number : 9054W

Filtronic PLC

26 November 2010

 
 TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting rights                                    Filtronic 
  are attached:                                                                        plc 
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 2. Reason for notification (yes/no): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
                                                                                     --------------------- 
 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                                     YES 
                                                                                     --------------------- 
 Other (please specify): 
                                                                                     --------------------- 
 3. Full name of the person(s) 
 subject to notification 
 obligation:                     Aberforth Partners LLP 
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                                 Shareholder 
                                  1. Aberforth Smaller 
                                  Companies Trust plc 
                                  2. Aberforth UK Small 
                                  Companies Fund                                                    Shares 
 4. Full name of                  3. Aberforth Geared                                           10,379,743 
 shareholder(s) (if different     Capital & Income Trust                                         3,414,048 
 from 3):                         plc                                                            1,746,800 
                                 All- registered in the name 
                                  of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c 
                                  Aberfrth 
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 5. Date of transaction (and 
 date on which the threshold 
 is crossed or reached if 
 different):                     25/11/2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
 notified:                       26/11/2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:            17% 
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 8. Notified details 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type     Situation 
 of shares If    previous 
 possible use    to the triggering            Resulting situation after 
 ISIN code       transaction                   the triggering transaction 
               ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number         Number of      Number        Number                  Percentage 
                 of            voting          of            of voting               of voting 
                 shares        rights          shares        rights                  rights 
               -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                            Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                 -----------    -----------  ------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
 Ordinary 
 GB0003362992   15,572,969     15,572,969     15,540,591    N/A        15,540,591   N/A        16.78% 
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 B: Financial instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
                                                              No of voting 
                                                               rights that 
                                                               may be acquired 
                                                               (if the 
 Type of                                      Exercise/        instrument                      Percentage 
 financial        Expiration                   conversion      exercised/                       of voting 
 instrument        date                        period/date     converted                        rights 
                 --------------------------  --------------  -------------------------------  ------------ 
 N/A              N/A                         N/A             N/A                              N/A 
                 --------------------------  --------------  -------------------------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B) 
                                                            Percentage of voting 
 Number of voting rights                                     rights 
                                                           ----------------------------------------------- 
 15,540,591                                                 16.78% 
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 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 
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 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:                                . 
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                                                            Pauline Robson, 
 14. Contact name:                                          Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                              0131 220 0733 
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