23rd Dec 2005 11:36
Huntsworth PLC23 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE COMPANY 1. Name of Company HUNTSWORTH PLC 2. Name of Shareholder having a major interest ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18. AS IN 2 ABOVE4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFRTH 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction(s) NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 22 DECEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 10,661,098 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.55% 14. Any additional information Figures are based of shares in issue of 192,139,229 The above holding forms part of the interest of Aberforth Partners which, at present, totals 27,774,898 shares, being 14.46% of the issued share capital of the Company. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC Tel: 020 7298 6517 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC 17. Date of notification 23 DECEMBER 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
HNT.LAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc