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RNS Number : 7323Q

Acal PLC

19 June 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
  (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Acal PLC 
  underlying 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                         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: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.): (iv)           1.Aberforth Smaller Companies 
                                         Trust plc 1,763,959 
                                         2.Aberforth UK Small Companies 
                                         Fund 249,334 
                                         3.Aberforth Geared Income 
                                         Trust plc 690,800 
 
 
                                         All shares are registered 
                                         in the name of Nontrust Nominees 
                                         Ltd A/c Aberforth 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date    18/06/2015 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:      19/06/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                    5% 
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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) 
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 Ordinary 
  GB0000055888    6,236,474   6,236,474   2,704,093    N/A      2,704,093   N/A        4.29 
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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 (xiii)    Conversion      rights that              rights 
                                     Period (xiv)    may be 
                                                     acquired if 
                                                     the 
                                                     instrument is 
                                                     exercised/ converted. 
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  N/A                N/A             N/A            N/A                       N/A 
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 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 N/A                 N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A                   N/A       N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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  2,704,093                4.29 
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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 
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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      N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will    N/A 
  cease to 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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