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RNS Number : 0717P

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited

25 August 2017

25 August 2017

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that on 23 August 2017, Robert Knapp, a Non-executive Director of the Company, was issued 1,006,146 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and surrendered 911,860 C Class Shares of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company ("C Class Shares") as a result of the mandatory merger of the Ordinary and C Class Shares. As a result, Robert Knapp holds a beneficial interest in 12,083,358 Ordinary Shares, representing 16.1 per cent. of the Company's entire issued share capital with voting rights attached.

Peter Mombaur, also a Non-executive Director of the Company, was issued with 1,300,357 Ordinary Shares and surrendered 1,178,500 C Class Shares as a result of the mandatory merger of the Ordinary and C Class Shares. As a result, Peter Mombaur holds a beneficial interest in 1,900,957 Ordinary Shares, representing 2.5 per cent. of the Company's entire issued share capital with voting rights attached.

The below notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of article 19.3 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)    Name                             Robert Knapp 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                  Non-executive Director 
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 b)    Initial notification             Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                             Africa Opportunity Fund Limited 
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 b)    LEI                              213800R1UVN1T8YXS179 
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 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
        each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
        conducted 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Description of the financial     Ordinary Shares of US$0.01 each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification code              ISIN: KYG012921048 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction        Mandatory Conversion of C Class Shares to Ordinary Shares 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s)/conversion ratio and 
       volume(s) 
----                                    --------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
                                         C Shares              Conversion Ratio   New Ordinary Shares 
----                                    --------------------  -----------------  ------------------------------- 
                                         911,860               1.1034             1,006,146 
                                        --------------------  -----------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated volume              Aggregate volume of Ordinary Shares: 1,006,146 
 
  - Price/Conversion Ratio         Conversion Ratio 1.1034 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction          23 August 2017 
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 f)    Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                             Peter Mombaur 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status                  Non-executive Director 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification             Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                             Africa Opportunity Fund Limited 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                              213800R1UVN1T8YXS179 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
        each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
        conducted 
----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Description of the financial     Ordinary Shares of US$0.01 each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification code              ISIN: KYG012921048 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction        Mandatory Conversion of C Class Shares to Ordinary Shares 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s)/conversion ratio and 
       volume(s) 
----                                    --------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
                                         C Shares              Conversion Ratio   New Ordinary Shares 
----                                    --------------------  -----------------  ------------------------------- 
                                         1,178,500             1.1034             1,300,357 
                                        --------------------  -----------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated volume              Aggregate volume of Ordinary Shares: 1,300,357 
 
  - Price/Conversion Ratio         Conversion Ratio 1.1034 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction          23 August 2017 
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 f)    Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
----  -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 

For further information please contact:

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited

Francis Daniels Tel: +2711 684 1528

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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