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Hilton FoodAnnouncement

19/05/2016 18:40

RNS Number : 7875Y
Hilton Food Group PLC
19 May 2016
 
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

Shareholder Shares
1.Aberforth Smaller
 Companies Trust PLC 4,660,621
2.Aberforth UK Small
 Companies Fund 696,552
3. Aberforth Geared Income
 Trust PLC  1,924,075
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: v
18/05/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19/05/2016
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 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
% of voting rightsx
Direct
Directxi
Indirectxii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
GB00B1V9NW54
7,961,548
7,961,548
7,281,248
N/A
7,281,248
N/A
9.95
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
datexiii
Exercise/
Conversion
Periodxiv
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 Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
datexvii
Exercise/
Conversion
periodxviii
Number 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
7,281,248
9.95
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:
In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 569,061 shares although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 7,850,309 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.
14. Contact name:
Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 220 0733



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