9th Nov 2006 12:54
Huntsworth PLC09 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESTHE 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 holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18. AS IN 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them. NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFRTH 13,831,498 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 8 NOVEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 13,831,498 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.82% 14. Any additional information Figures are based of shares in issue of 202,905,542 The above holding forms part of the interest of Aberforth Partners LLPwhich, at present, totals 37,179,898 shares, being 18.32% of the issued sharecapital of the Company. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC Tel: 020 7408 2232 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC 17. Date of notification 9 NOVEMBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
HNT.LAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc