PR Newswire
London, December 22
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: | The European Investment Trust plc | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||||||||||||||||||
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: | Wells Capital Management, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | December 9, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | December 21, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 11% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||
GB0003295010 | 4,406,847 | 4,406,847 | 4,776,747 | 4,776,747 | 11.35% | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||
4,776,747 | 11.35% | ||||||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | |||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Wells Capital Management, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder acquired to hold: | 369,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder acquired to hold voting rights: | December 9, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13. Additional information: | |||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Darrick Yong | ||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 1-415-396-8848 | ||||||||||||||||||||