Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMEST TIDMESTZ 
 
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 (ii): 
 
The Eastern European Trust PLC 
 
(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: () 
 
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: (X ) 
 
Other (please specify): ( ) 
 
(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
 
(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached (v): 
 
30 January 2012 
 
(6). Date on which issuer notified: 
 
13 March 2012 
 
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii): 
 
Holding has gone above 11% 
 
(8). Notified details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB00B0BN1P96 
 
Situation previous to the triggering transaction: 
Number of Shares: 3,051,188 
Number of Voting rights: 3,051,188 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
Number of shares: 
Direct: N/A 
Number of voting rights: 
Direct (xi): N/A 
Indirect (xii): 4,309,656 
 
% of voting rights (x): 
Direct: N/A 
Indirect: 9.33% 
 
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
 
Type of financial instrument: 
 
Expiration date (xiii): 
 
Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv): 
 
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: Subscription Shares 
 
Exercise price: 
 
Expiration date (xvii): 
 
Exercise/Conversion period (xviii): 
 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 858,558 
 
% of voting rights (xix): 
Nominal: 1.86% 
 
Delta: 1.86% 
 
Total (A + B+C): 
 
Number of voting rights: 5,168,214 
 
% of voting rights: 11.19% 
 
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi): 
 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 5,168,214 (11.19%) 
 
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: 
 
BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team 
 
(14). Contact name: 
 
Andrew Manchester 
 
 
(15). Contact telephone number: 
 
020 7743 5773 
 
 
13 March 2012 
 
 
 
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