Promethean World Plc Holding(s) in Company (2273F)

TIDMPRW

RNS Number : 2273F

Promethean World Plc

21 May 2013

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                       Promethean World PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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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             Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Shareholder                                   Shares 
   (if different from 3.)                       1. Aberforth Smaller Companies           14,705,480 
                                                 Trust plc 
                                                2. Aberforth UK Small Companies           2,914,310 
                                                 Fund 
                                                3. Aberforth Geared Income                2,970,000 
                                                 Trust plc 
 
                                                All shares are registered in 
                                                 the name of Nortrust Nominees 
                                                 Ltd A/c Aberforth 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           17/05/2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached if different: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             20/05/2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                     10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
--------------  -----------------  -------------------                 -------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                        Direct      Indirect       Direct      Indirect 
--------------  ---  -----  -----  ----  ------  -----  -------------  ----------  -------------  ----------  -------------- 
 
  Ordinary 
  GB00B60B6S45     10,152,686         10,152,686           20,589,790     N/A         20,589,790     N/A         10.30 
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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                 Conversion Period            rights that may           rights 
                                                                                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 
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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 rights 
  instrument           price               date           Conversion     rights instrument 
                                                          period         refers to 
-------------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  -------------------------  -------------------------- 
 N/A                  N/A                 N/A            N/A                                       Nominal       % 
-------------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  -----                      ------------  ------------ 
                                                                        N/A                        N/A           N/A 
--------------  ---  -----  -----  ----  ------  -----  -------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                Percentage of voting rights 
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   20,589,790                                                             10.30 
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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 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:               Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                        0131 220 0733 
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