News

Holding(s) in Company
October 22, 2010

Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

 

Dialight Plc

 

  1. Reason for the notification:

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

  1. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

Aberforth Partners LLP

 

  1. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

Shareholder                                                                         Shares

 

  1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                   2,473,618

 

  1. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                         818,800

 

  1. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc             487,845

 

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth

 

 

 

  1. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

 

21 October 2010

 

  1. Date on which issuer notified:

 

22 October 2010

 

  1. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

12%

 

  1. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares 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 % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary

GB0033057794

 

 4,091,067 4,091,067 3,780,063 n/a 3,780,063 n/a 11.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B: Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Period/Date Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted % of voting rights
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/Conversion period Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal %
N/A N/A

 

Total (A B C)

 

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
3,780,063 11.96%

 

  1. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

 

  1. Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

 

  1. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

N/A

 

  1. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

N/A

 

  1. Additional information:

 

  1. Contact name:

 

Aberforth – Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP  0131 220 0733

 

Dialight plc – Nick Giles 01638 778641

 

Date: 22nd October 2010