TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Macfarlane Group 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Miton Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See section 9 below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
18/11/2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21/11/2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Was 10.76%, Now 11.09%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
GB0005518872
12,375,970
12,750,970
n/a
11.09%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate
Exercise/ConversionPeriod
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exerciseprice
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Diverse Income Trust
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 727563
6,593,665
CF Miton UK Multicap Income Fund
Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 397449
6,157,305
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Miton Capital Partners Ltd and Miton Asset Management Ltd are both subsidiaries of Miton Group plc
14. Contact name:
Andrew Cotton
15. Contact telephone number:
0141 333 9666