Wincanton Plc Holding(s) in Company
07 October 2016 - 7:26PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWIN
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying WINCANTON PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if SHAREHOLDER
different from 3.):iv SHARES
ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC 10,543,866
ABERFORTH UK SMALL COMPANIES FUND 1,709,573
ABERFORTH GEARED INCOME TRUST PLC 1,721,725
ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
891,292
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached: 05/10/2016
v
6. Date on which issuer notified:
06/10/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 12%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible Number Number % of voting
using Number of Number of rights x
the ISIN CODE of Voting of voting
Shares Rights shares rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
xii
ORDINARY 13,992,464 13,992,464 14,866,456 12.01
1,281,831 0 1,289,131 0.00
GB0030329360
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights
xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
period refers to
xviii
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
14,866,456 12.01
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/A
will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number: 0131 220 0733
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