Future PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

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RNS Number : 1283Z

Future PLC

08 December 2014


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Future plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
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 different from 3.):iv	Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 63,996,611 Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 10,519,267 Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 10,076,550 All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	05.12.14
6. Date on which issuer notified:	08.12.14
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	25%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary	77,101,394			77,101,394			84,592,428		N/A		84,592,428	N/A			25.34
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
N/A			N/A		N/A					N/A				N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A				Nominal			Delta
N/A			N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
84,592,428								25.34


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 will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Trina Wilkins
15. Contact telephone number:	01225 442244

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