STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Aberforth Split Level Trust plc (LSE:ABSC):
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company:
Aberforth Split Level Trust plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Hamilton Lunn Asset:
Management Limited
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if
it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age
of 18:
Non-beneficial interest of person named in 2 above
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them:
Not disclosed
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
850,000 Income Shares of 10p
6) Percentage of issued class: 2.74%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A
8) Percentage of issued class: N/A
9) Class of security:
Income Shares of 10p
10) Date of transaction: February 4, 2003
11) Date company informed: February 4, 2003
12) Total holding following this notification 3,465,000:
Income Shares of 10p
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification:
11.18%
14) Any additional information:
The above total holding includes the beneficial interest of Apollo
Fund plc amounting to 2,965,000 Income Shares of 10p (9.56%)
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
David Holland -- 0131 220 0733
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification:
David Holland, for Aberforth Partners, Secretaries.
Date of notification -- February 5, 2003
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