13th Mar 2008 15:06
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Communisis Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 Aberforth Partners LLP notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust different from 3): plc 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 3. The Church commissioners for England 4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 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 transaction (and date on 12 March 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 18% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of shares to the triggering transaction
transaction If possible use ISIN code
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights
rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 23,571,600 23,571,600 24,945,300 N/A 24,945,300 N/A 18.01
GB0006683238 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of financial date conversion that may be acquired voting rights instrument period/date (if the instrument exercised/converted) N/A N/A N/A NA NA Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 24,945,300 18.01
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Held be Aberforth Partners LLP Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: None 14 Contact name: Janet Paley 15. Contact telephone name: 0113 222 6508
COMMUNISIS PLCRelated Shares:
Communisis PLC