European Inv Tst Plc Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMEUT 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer           The European Investment Trust plc 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: 
 
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:                                Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.): 
                                                                        N/A 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                           13th January 2017 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                16th January 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                            From 11% to 10% 
reached: 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights 
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights 
                 Shares       Voting 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct       Indirect Direct       Indirect 
 
Ordinary Shares  4,637,573    4,637,573    4,583,628   4,583,628             10.91% 
 
GB0003295010 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument              date       Conversion Period       rights that may be      rights 
                                                           acquired if the 
                                                           instrument is 
                                                           exercised/ converted. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date       Conversion    instrument refers to 
                                         period 
 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
4,583,628                                        10.91% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
 
Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% 
owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited. 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
                                                          N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold:                                                  N/A 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights:                                            N/A 
 
 
13. Additional information:                  N/A 
 
14. Contact name:                            Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI 
                                             Senior Compliance Manager 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7597 1356 
 
 
 
END 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 16, 2017 10:06 ET (15:06 GMT)