Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd Holding(s) in Company (4248D)

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RNS Number : 4248D

Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd

26 April 2017

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting rights                              Aberdeen Private Equity 
  are attached: ii                                           Fund (GG00B1XCHB94) 
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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 
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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                                          X 
  instruments 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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   3. Full name of person(s) 
   subject to the notification                                                                                  Ironsides 
   obligation: iii                                                                                              Partners 
                                                                                                                LLC 
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    4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
    (if different from 3.):iv 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on                                                                                               20 April 2017 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: v 
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   6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                        25 April 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached: vi, vii                                                                                          9% 
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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 voting      % of voting 
                 of        of Voting    of shares    rights                rights x 
                 Shares    Rights 
-------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                         xi         xii 
                                         Direct      Direct    Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
-------------  --------  -----------  -----------  --------  ----------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 
   B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date xiii    Conversion    rights that          rights 
                                   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 financial    Exercise    Expiration    Exercise/      Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument           price       date xvii     Conversion     rights               rights xix, 
                                                 period         instrument refers    xx 
                                                 xviii          to 
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                                                                                      Nominal     Delta 
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 Contracts                        29 
  for                              November 
  Difference          N/A          2017                        10,000,000             9.16%       9.16% 
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   Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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   10,000,000                9.16% 
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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

Ironsides Partners LLC, a U.S. registered investment advisor, is an indirect holder of the shares and is entitled to exercise the above voting rights as the discretionary investment manager of Ironsides P Fund LP.

Ironsides P Fund LP is the direct holder of the above shares and the party to the contracts for difference.

 
 Proxy Voting: 
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   10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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:                                                                         David S. Barnhart 
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   15. Contact telephone number:                                                                [phone] 
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