TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Huntsworth plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Yes

Other (please specify): 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Shareholder                                                            Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc            21,007,398

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                  9,240,145

3. The Church Commissioners for England             3,928,299

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc     2,921,638

1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth. 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

04/01/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/01/2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

17%

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                 38,170,880           38,170,880          37,097,480               N/A                 37,097,480             N/A            16.06

GB00B0CRWK29   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period 

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 

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

37,097,480

16.06

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:

N/A

14 Contact name:

Tymon Broadhead

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 224 8778