TIDMLWB 
 
RNS Number : 7451O 
Low & Bonar PLC 
02 July 2010 
 

 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached: 
Low & Bonar PLC 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
bracket/s): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X) 
 
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): Transfer of voting rights 
 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 
Aberforth Partners LLP 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
            Shareholder 
      Shares 
            1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc                 21,612,861 
            2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                    7,558,248 
            3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc        3,698,574 
            4. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 
1,770,000 
 
 
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberforth 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different): 
 
1 July 2010 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
2 July 2010 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached 
12% 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
| Class/type   |        Situation        | 
| of shares    |    previous to the      | 
| if           |       Triggering        | 
| possible     |      transaction        | 
| using the    |                         | 
| ISIN CODE    |                         | 
+--------------+-------------------------+ 
|              | Number     | Number     | 
|              | of         | of         | 
|              | shares     | voting     | 
|              |            | Rights     | 
|              |            |            | 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
| GB0005363014 | 34,319,483 | 34,319,483 | 
|              |            |            | 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+-------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+ 
| Class/type of     | Number of  | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights    | 
| shares if         | shares     |                         |                       | 
| possible using    |            |                         |                       | 
| the ISIN CODE     |            |                         |                       | 
+-------------------+------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+ 
|                   |            | Direct     | Indirect   | Direct     | Indirect | 
|                   |            |            |            |            |          | 
+-------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+ 
| GB0005363014      | 34,639,683 | N/A        | 34,639,683 | N/A        | 12.03%   | 
+-------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+ 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration  | Exercise/Conversion | Number of       | % of voting | 
| financial  | Date        | Period/ Date        | voting rights   | rights      | 
| instrument |             |                     | that may be     |             | 
|            |             |                     | 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 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+------------+--------------+---------+--------+ 
| Type of    | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion | Number     | % of voting rights              | 
| financial  | price    | Date       | Period              | of         |                                 | 
| instrument |          |            |                     | voting     |                                 | 
|            |          |            |                     | rights     |                                 | 
|            |          |            |                     | instrument |                                 | 
|            |          |            |                     | refers to  |                                 | 
+            +          +            +                     +            +---------------------------------+ 
|            |          |            |                     |            | Nominal      | %                | 
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+------------+--------------+------------------+ 
| N/A        | N/A      | N/A        | N/A                 | N/A        | N/A                    | N/A    | 
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+------------+------------------------+--------+ 
|            |          |            |                     |            |              |         |        | 
+------------+----------+------------+---------------------+------------+--------------+---------+--------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
+------------+--------+ 
| Number     | % of   | 
| of         | voting | 
| voting     | rights | 
| rights     |        | 
+------------+--------+ 
| 34,639,683 | 12.03% | 
+------------+--------+ 
 
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 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: 
 
Matthew Joy, Company Secretary, Low & Bonar PLC 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
0207 535 3180 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
   END 
 
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