TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares - Aberforth Partners
28 October 2014
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
RPS GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Aberforth Partners LLP.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv
Shareholder: | Shares: |
1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc | 7,820,755 |
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund | 1,268,161 |
3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc | 2,049,400 |
All shares are registered in the name of the Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
27 October 2014.
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 October 2014.
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%.
8.Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xiii | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary GB0007594764 | Below 5% | Below 5% | 11,138,316 | N/A | 11,138,316 | N/A | 5.04 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
Percentage of voting rights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | Percentage of voting rights xix, xx | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta |
N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
11,138,316 | 5.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the 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:
14. Contact name:
Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 220 0733
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