PR Newswire
London, January 3
| 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: | EP Global Opportunities Trust 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 | ||||
| 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: | RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC Rathbone Investment Management Ltd | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 30/12/2016 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 03/01/2017 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Less than 5% | |||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| GB0033862573 | 2,405,230 | 2,405,230 | 2,394,030 | N/A | 2,394,030 | N/A | 4.99% | ||||||||||
| 1p Ord | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 2,394,030 | 4.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC* Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 4.99% * Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following. | ||
| 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: | Total voting rights used as a denominator: 47,937,725 | |
| 14. Contact name: | Emma Mulhearn - Compliance Department | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0151 243 0000 | |
