For filings with the FSA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | Intec Telecom Systems PLC |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are| |
|attached: ii | |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES |
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments | |
|which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | |
|which voting rights are attached | |
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | |
|effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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|Other (please specify): | |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | |
|the | Aberforth Partners LLP |
|notification obligation: iii | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| |Shareholder |
| | Shares |
| | 1. Aberforth Small Companies Trust plc|
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | 11,544,060 |
|(if different from 3.):iv | 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund |
| | 4,446,400 |
| | |
| | |
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or | 14/05/10 |
|reached: v | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17/05/10 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| 5% |
|reached: vi, vii | |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
+------------+----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|of |to the triggering |transaction |
|shares |transaction | |
| +----------+-----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting |
|using |of |of |of shares |rights |rights x |
|the ISIN | ares |V ting +----------+------+----------+------+--------+
|CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | |xi |xii | | |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+
|GB0006725062|15,392,153|15,392,153 |15,990,460|N/A |15,990,460|N/A |5.08 |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+---------------------+------------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion Period xiv|rights that may be|rights |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
+--------------+----------+---------------------+------------------+-------------+
|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 |Exercise |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |price |date xvii |Conversion |rights instrument |rights xix, xx|
|instrument | | |period |refers to | |
| | | |xviii | | |
+-------------+---------+----------+-----------+------------------+-------+------+
| | | | | |Nominal|Delta |
|N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A +-------+------+
| | | | | |N/A |N/A |
+-------------+---------+----------+-----------+------------------+-------+------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|15,990,460 |5.08% |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or|
|the |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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|Held by Aberforth Partners LLP |
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|Proxy Voting: |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease |N/A |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold|N/A |
|voting rights: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
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| | |
|13. Additional information: | |
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|14. Contact name: |Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|0131 220 0733 |
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+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Full name | |
|(including legal form of legal |Aberforth Partners LLP |
|entities) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| |Contact: |
|Contact address |14 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7NS |
|(registered office for legal |Registered office: |
|entities) |Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, |
| |London, EC2A 1DX |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email |0131 220 0733 |
| |David.holland@aberforth.com |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Other useful information | |
|(at least legal representative |Contact: David Holland |
|for legal persons) | |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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|Full name |As above|
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|Contact address |As above|
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|Phone number & email |As above|
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|Other useful information | |
|(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject|As above|
|to the notification obligation) | |
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| C Additional information |
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| None |
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