Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Huntsworth plc

2. Reason for notification (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 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

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

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Shareholder  Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 20,803,798

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 11,338,445

3. The Church Commissioners for England 3,361,599

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 2,854,600

1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth. 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

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

30/12/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31/12/2008

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

18%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Ordinary 

GB00B0CRWK29

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

37,254,642

Number of voting rights

37,254,642

Number of shares

38,358,442

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

N/A

Indirect

38,358,442

Direct

N/A

Indirect

18.09

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

38,358,442

18.09

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Tymon Broadhead

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 224 8778