PR Newswire
London, December 1
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
Baring Emerging Europe PLC
| 2. Reason for the notification | State Yes/No |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| 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): Reduction in company's issued share capital |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | Lazard Asset Management LLC |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | Bank of New York, Inc - Global Custody JP Morgan Chase - Swift Mellon Trust Northern Trust Co State Street Bank - Custodian State Street Bank - Master Tr State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) | 30 November 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified : | 01 December 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Decrease from 11% to 10% |
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0032273343 | 1,744,904 | 1,737,404 | 10.955% | ||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise / Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | ||
| Nominal | Delta | ||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 1,737,404 | 10.955% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
| Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer. |
Proxy Voting:
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 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: | |
| 14. Contact name: | Legal & Compliance Department |
| 15. Contact telephone number : | 0207 448 2085 |
