Africa Opportunity Fund Limited Holding(s) in Company (9079V)
February 02 2017 - 9:51AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAOF
RNS Number : 9079V
Africa Opportunity Fund Limited
02 February 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Africa Opportunity Fund
the underlying issuer Ltd
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
Correction
on voting
rights
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3. Full name of person(s) Lazard Asset Management LLC
subject to the
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Bank of New York, Inc - Global
(if different from 3.):(iv) Custody
Bank of New York, Inc. - Dir
Personal
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank-Custodian-ETC
State Street Bank-Master Tr-ETC
State Street Bank-Custody
Master Trust
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5. Date of the transaction 01 February 2017
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 02 February 2017
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Decrease from 18% to 17%
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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KYG012921048 7,982,970 7,622,925 17.882%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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7,622,925 17.882%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting
rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will
cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: Legal & Compliance Department
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15. Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2085
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