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

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

Yes - Transfer 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 21,793,298

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 9,605,145

3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 2,921,638

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth.

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

15/03/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/03/2010

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

15%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 37,097,480 37,097,480 34,320,081 N/A 34,320,081 N/A 14.90

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period

No. of voting rights instrument refers to

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

34,320,081

14.90

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:

The voting rights attached to shares beneficially held by The Church Commissioners for England ("Church") were transferred to Church with effect from 15 March 2010. Aberforth Partners LLP continue to manage funds for Church on a discretionary basis.

14 Contact name:

Tymon Broadhead

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 224 8778