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March 16, 2010

REG – Dialight PLC – Holding(s) in Company

Date/Range:  16-MAR-2010

Short Abstract:  REG – Dialight PLC – Holding(s) in Company

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RNS Number : 6513I
Dialight PLC
16 March 2010

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

2. Reason for the notification:

Transfer of Voting Rights

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

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Shareholder                                          Shares

1.     Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                   2,606,622

2.     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                       1,139,450

3.     Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc              578,745

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

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

15 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 March 2010

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

14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of        Situation previous to the              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction.
shares                Triggering transaction

Number of        Number of voting      Number of       Number of voting rights          % of voting rights
shares              rights                      shares

Direct            Direct         Indirect                 Direct       Indirect

Ordinary              4,820,217        4,820,217             4,324,817       n/a            4,324,817         n/a          13.84%
GB0033057794

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial      Expiration date       Exercise/Conversion            Number of voting rights that my be          % of voting
instrument                                            Period/Date                       acquired if the instrument is                       rights
exercised/converted

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   Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting              % of voting rights
instrument           price        date              period                         rights instrument
refers to

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

4,324,817                       13.84%

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

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:

The voting rights attached to shares beneficially held by The Church Commissioners for England (“Church”) were transferred to
Church with effect from today, 15 March 2010.  Aberforth Partners LLP continue to manage funds for the Church on a discretionary
basis.

14. Contact name:

Aberforth – Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP  0131 220 0733

Dialight plc – Nick Giles 01480 447491

Date: 16 March 2010

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