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RNS Number : 5481BHilton Food Group PLC07 January 2015
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
Hilton Food Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
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
ShareholderShares
1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc4,810,921
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund822,168
3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 1,716,275
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C Aberforth
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
06/01/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
07/01/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODESituation previous
to the triggering
transactionResulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
SharesNumber
of
Voting
RightsNumber
of sharesNumber of voting
rights% of voting rightsx
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary GB00B1V9NW54
4,207,936
4,207,936
7,349,364
N/A
7,349,364
N/A
10.13
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExpiration
datexiiiExercise/
Conversion
PeriodxivNumber of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.% of voting
rightsN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExercise
priceExpiration
datexviiExercise/
Conversion
periodxviiiNumber of voting
rights instrument
refers to% of voting rightsxix, 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
7,349,364
10.13
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxiHeld 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:
* See Attached
14. Contact name:
Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 220 0733
*In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 879,134 shares although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 8,228,498 shares of the above company. This interest arises as a result of the discretionary investment management powers that we can exercise over the funds of our clients. Aberforth Partners LLP is not the beneficial owner of these shares.
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