REG-Dialight PLC Holding(s) in Company
Date/Range: 8-JAN-2008
Short Abstract: REG-Dialight PLC Holding(s) in Company
TR-1 (i): 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
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: (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 2,583,215
2 Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 2,106,350
3 The Church Commissioners for England 442,700
4 Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 563,445
1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth,
3= The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):
04 January 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
07 January 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
18%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
if possible using the
ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
Ordinary Shares 5,482,810 5,482,810
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares 5,695,710 N/A 5,695,710 N/A 18.23%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting
financial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be rights
instrument acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
5,695,710 18.23%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
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:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Cathryn Buckley
15. Contact telephone number:
01480 447490
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