Holding(s) in Company (9813Z)

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RNS Number : 9813Z

Wilmington Group Plc

24 January 2011

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

 
 For filings with the FSA include 
  the annex 
  For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
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 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached:                                     Wilmington Group Plc 
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 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are attached 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): Now disclosing at a Group level 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to notification 
  obligation:                                          Aberforth Partners LLP 
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                                         Shareholder Shares 
                                          1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
                                          plc 5,558,500 
                                          2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                          1,806,851 
                                          3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income 
                                          Trust plc 1,306,700 
                                          4. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 
                                          843,300 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)           All shares are registered in the name 
  (if different from 3):                  of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth. 
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 5. Date of transaction 
  (and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed or 
  reached if different):                 20/01/11 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                              21/01/11 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                    12% 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares 
 If possible   Situation previous 
 use ISIN       to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering 
 code           transaction               transaction 
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                            Number 
               Number        of voting   Number of   Number of voting     Percentage of 
                of shares    rights      shares       rights               voting rights 
------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------ 
                                                     Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  --------- 
  09692319 
     Ord 
   GBP0.05     10,109,551   10,109,551   9,515,351    N/A     9,515,351    N/A      11.48% 
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 B: Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration   Exercise/      No. of voting rights   Percentage 
 financial        date         conversion    that may be acquired    of voting 
 instrument                    period/date   (if the instrument      rights 
                                             exercised/converted) 
--------------  -----------  -------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
      N/A           N/A           N/A                N/A               N/A 
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 Total (A+B) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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        9,515,351                    11.48% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, 
  if applicable: 
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 Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy    N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder       N/A 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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                                 Richard Cockton 
 14 Contact name:                Company Secretary 
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 15. Contact telephone name:      0207 422 6800 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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