TIDMACL
RNS Number : 2441M
Acal PLC
26 January 2009
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| 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 | ACAL PLC |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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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):______________ | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | Shareholder |
| different from 3): | |
| | 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies |
| | Trust plc |
| | 2,555,950 |
| | 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies |
| | Fund |
| | 1,396,350 |
| | 3. The Church Commissioners for |
| | England |
| | 596,400 |
| | 4. Aberforth Geared Capital & |
| | Income Trust plc |
| | 385,200 |
| | 1,2,4 = registered in the name of |
| | Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth. |
| | 3 = The Church Commissioners for |
| | England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd |
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on | 23/01/2009 |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26/01/2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 18% |
| reached: | |
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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 transaction |
| of shares | to the triggering | |
| If | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| use ISIN | | |
| code | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | Percentage of |
| | of | of | of | rights | voting rights |
| | shares | voting | shares | | |
| | | rights | | | |
+ + + + +----------------------+---------------------+
| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| Ordinary | 4,256,174 | 4,256,174 | 4,933,900 | N/A | 4,933,900 | N/A | 18.68 |
| GB0000055888 | | | | | | | |
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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 | Percentage of |
| financial | date | conversion | rights that | voting rights |
| instrument | | period/date | may be | |
| | | | acquired (if | |
| | | | the | |
| | | | instrument | |
| | | | exercised/converted) | |
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| 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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| 4,933,900 | 18.68 |
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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 will | N/A |
| cease to hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | N/A |
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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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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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