Future PLC Holding(s) in Company (2594Z)

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RNS Number : 2594Z

Future PLC

16 September 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                          Future plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares 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                                             ü 
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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             Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                   63,996,611 
                                                Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 9,222,967 
                                                Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 10,076,550 
 
                                                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                               11.09.15 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 14.09.15 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                  25% 
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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 
                                 ------               -----------    ---         ----------- 
 GB0007239980        84,592,428           84,592,428     83,296,128         N/A   83,296,128            N/A           24.91 
-------------  ----------------  -------------------  -------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 
 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 Period                rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                            be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
----------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 N/A                     N/A              N/A                              N/A                          N/A 
----------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 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          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/           Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)     Conversion          rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period              refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
 N/A              N/A             N/A             N/A                 N/A                          Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ------------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   N/A           N/A 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  ------  ---  -----------    ---  -----  -----------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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                            83,296,128                                                       24.91 
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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 
 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                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                        Trina Wilkins 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                          01225 442244 
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