Acal PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3633H

Acal PLC

09 November 2007

Letter to Acal PLC

Dated 08 November 2007

DISCLOSURE RULES AND TRANSPARENCY RULES SOURCEBOOK

Disclosure of Interest in the Voting Rights of Shares

Enclosed is a Form TR-1 which discloses Aberforth Partners LLP's interest in

4,011,962 of the voting shares of Acal PLC as required under the

Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules Sourcebook of the FSA Handbook.

In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 657,000 shares

although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth

Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 4,668,962 shares of the

above company. This interest arises as a result of the discretionary investment

management powers that we can exercise over the funds of our clients. Aberforth

Partners LLP is not the beneficial owner of these shares.

Letter from Aberforth Partners LLP

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which

voting rights are attached (ii):

ACAL PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

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: ( )

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):

Shareholder No of Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 1,786,450

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 1,574,412

3. The Church Commissioners for England 305,000

4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc 346,100

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 the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached

if different) (v):

07/11/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

08/11/2007

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

15%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to

if possible using the the Triggering

ISIN CODE transaction (vi)

Number of shares Number of voting Rights

(viii)

Ordinary 3,726,800 3,726,800

GB0000055888

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights

if possible using (ix)

the ISIN CODE

Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect

Ordinary 4,011,962 N/A 4,011,962 N/A 15.19

GB0000055888

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting

financial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be rights

instrument acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/

converted.

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting % of voting rights

rights

4,011,962 15.19

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

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: N/A

14. Contact name: Pauline Robson,

Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number: 0131 220 0733

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