FILTRONIC PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • May 9, 2016

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RNS Number : 6484X

Filtronic PLC

09 May 2016

TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:											Filtronic plc
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 the person(s) subject to notification obligation:					ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):					Shareholder 1.Aberforth Smaller Companies  Trust plc 2.Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund							Shares         32,364,874 4,333,841
All- 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):					05/05/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:					06/05/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:					18%
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 GB0003362992	41,162,615		41,162,615			36,698,715	N/A		36,698,715	N/A		17.74%
B: Financial instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date				Exercise/ conversion period/date		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/date		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
36,698,715							17.74

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:	In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 3,956,293 shares in the Company although Aberforth does not have the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth Partners LLP is therefore interested in a total of 40,655,008 shares in the Company.
14. Contact name:	Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 220 0733

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