TIDMFTC

RNS Number : 1741T

Filtronic PLC

03 January 2017

 
 TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the                                                                           Filtronic 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                                                       plc 
  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                                                                       YES 
  rights 
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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 the                           ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP 
  person(s) subject to 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
  (if different from 3): 
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 5. Date of transaction                        23/12/2016 
  (and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed 
  or reached if different): 
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 6. Date on which issuer                       28/12/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that 
  is/are crossed or reached:                   13% 
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 8. Notified details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of            Situation                         Resulting situation 
  shares                   previous                          after the triggering 
  If possible use          to the                            transaction 
  ISIN code                triggering 
                           transaction 
-----------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
                          Number           Number           Number         Number                  Percentage 
                           of               of               of             of voting               of voting 
                           shares           voting           shares         rights                  rights 
                                            rights 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                           Direct     Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
-----------------------    -------------      -----------  -------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
 Ordinary 
  GB0003362992            28,878,015       28,878,015       26,733,715     N/A        26,733,715   N/A      12.92% 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
 
   B: Financial instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial          Expiration                      Exercise/        No of                          Percentage 
  instrument                 date                            conversion       voting                         of voting 
                                                             period/date      rights                         rights 
                                                                              that may 
                                                                              be acquired 
                                                                              (if the 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              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          Expiration       Expiration     Exercise/        No of                          Percentage 
  instrument                 Price            Date           conversion       voting                         of voting 
                                                             period/date      rights                         rights 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              refers 
                                                                              to 
-------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ----------- 
 N/A                        N/A              N/A            N/A              N/A                            N/A 
-------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                   Percentage of voting 
                                                                            rights 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
   26,733,715                                                              12.92 
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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      N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy          N/A 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:      In addition, Aberforth 
                                   Partners LLP is 
                                   interested in a 
                                   further 2,821,293 
                                   shares in the Company 
                                   although Aberforth 
                                   does not have access 
                                   to the voting rights 
                                   of these shares. 
                                   Aberforth Partners 
                                   LLP is, therefore, 
                                   interested in a 
                                   total of 29,555,008 
                                   shares in the Company. 
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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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