RNS Number : 3549L
  British Polythene Industries PLC
  08 January 2009
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     British Polythene
 issuer of existing shares to which voting          Industries PLC
 rights are attached:



 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 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)         Aberforth Partners
 subject to notification                          LLP
 obligation:

                                 Shareholder         
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                      
 (if different from 3):                        Shares
                                 1. Aberforth Smaller
                                      Companies Trust
                                 plc                 
                                            1,776,700
                                      2. Aberforth UK
                                                Small
                                     Companies Fund  
                                                     
                                              985,700
                                       3.  The Church
                                        Commissioners
                                      for England    
                                                     
                                              287,700
                                 4.  Aberforth Geared
                                            Capital &
                                         Income Trust
                                 plc                 
                                              316,100

                                   1,2,4 = registered
                                       in the name of
                                    Nortrust Nominees
                                   Ltd A/c Aberfrth, 
                                       3 = The Church
                                    Commissioners for
                                  England (Chase GIS)
                                         Nominees Ltd
                                           06/01/2009
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                           07/01/2009
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                                  13%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are
 crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares       Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code  transaction
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting        Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                  rights                  rights

                                                                                          Direct  Indirect        Direct       Indirect
 Ordinary                              3,630,100             3,630,100         3,366,200     N/A       3,366,200          N/A     12.70
 GB0007797425
  



 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)
 N/A                                       N/A                                         N/A                   N/A
                                                                 N/A


 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 3,366,200                                      12.70



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

 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         N/A

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      N/A

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  N/A


 13. Additional information:                                       N/A

 14 Contact name:               Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

 15. Contact telephone number:                           0131 220 0733


    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

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