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RNS Number : 1035K

RM PLC

16 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      RM PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
  (ii) 
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 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 
----------------------------------------------  ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting 
  rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
--------------------------------------------    ---- 
 
 
 
 3. Full name of person(s)                  Aberforth Partners LLP 
  subject to the notification 
  obligation: (iii) 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)       Shareholder                 Shares 
  (if different from 3.):              1.Aberforth Smaller 
  (iv)                                  Companies Trust 
                                        plc                     9,723,168 
                                       2.Aberforth UK 
                                        Small Companies 
                                        Fund                    1,666,343 
                                       3.Aberforth Geared 
                                        Income Trust plc        2,551,864 
                                       4.The National 
                                        Trust for Places 
                                        of Historic Interest 
                                        or Natural Beauty         728,000 
 
                                      Shares are registered 
                                      in the name of Nortrust 
                                      Nominees Ltd 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction                       15/09/2016 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: (v) 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer                          16/09/2016 
  notified: 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                 17% 
----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation                 Resulting situation after 
  of               previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number       Number of             % of voting 
                   of           of           of           voting                rights (x) 
                   Shares       Voting       shares       rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                                         Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                          (xi)     (xii) 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  GB00BJT0FF39    13,434,000   13,434,000   14,669,375   N/A      14,669,375   N/A      17.75 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                      (xiii)       Period        rights that 
                                   (xiv)         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 (xv, 
  xvi) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights (xix, 
  instrument               (xvii)       period        rights        xx) 
                                        (xviii)       instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   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 
------------------------  --------------------- 
  14,669,375               17.75 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A 
------------------------------  ----- 
 11. Number of voting rights      N/A 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
------------------------------  ----- 
 12. Date on which proxy          N/A 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
------------------------------  ----- 
 
 
 13. Additional information: 
-------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 14. Contact name:                Pauline Robson, Aberforth 
                                   Partners LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     0131 220 0733 
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