Notification of Major Interests in Shares

    RNS Number : 4939Y
  e2v technologies PLC
  07 July 2008
   

    TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
    e2v technologies plc

    2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

    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: ( )

    Other (please specify) : ( )

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
    Aberforth Partners LLP, 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
        Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc
        Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund
    The Church Commissioners for England
        Aberforth geared capital and income trust plc

    5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
    04/07/2008

    6. Date on which issuer notified:
      07/07/2008    

    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    15%

    8. Notified details:

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares          Number of voting Rights 

 Ordinary 5p shares              8,733,109                                        8,733,109
 ISIN GB00B01DW905






    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

 Class/type of shares if         Number of shares         Number of voting rights      % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                                          Direct             Indirect        Direct    Indirect
 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                                        4,937,550                 7.93%
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        5.66%
 Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                                            3,524,900

                                                                                                        1.65%
 Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust PLC                                  1,027,359


 Ordinary 5p shares 
 ISIN GB00B01DW905                                                                                      15.25%
                                                                              9,489,809

                                                                Total


    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration Date   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                 Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                                       acquired if the
                                                                       instrument is
                                                                       exercised/
                                                                       converted.


    Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 9,489,809                15.25%

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: 

 Name of Company         Direct    Number of shares  % of share capital
 Aberforth Partners LLP  Indirect         9,489,809              15.25%
                         Total            9,489,809              15.25%




    Proxy Voting:

    10. Name of the proxy holder:
    *****..

    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
    *****..

    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
    *****..

    13. Additional information:
    *****..

    14. Contact name:
    Sarah Nash

    15. Contact telephone number:
    01245-453753

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