Lazard World Trust Fund Holding(s) in Company (8399M)

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RNS Number : 8399M

Lazard World Trust Fund

18 October 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  Lazard World Trust Fund 
  the underlying issuer                                                 SICAF 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                             Results of redemption      Yes 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                   1607 Capital Partners, LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        Northern 
  (if different from 3.):                                       Trust          4,788,637 
                                                               Bny Mellon      3,209,923 
                                                               State Street    1,123,719 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                       October 14, 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                          October 17, 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                               20% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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            of shares     rights                 rights (x) 
                  Shares        Voting 
                                Rights 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                             Direct        Direct   Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                           (xi)      (xii) 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 LU0483266259    10,190,863    10,190,863                            9,122,279               19.56% 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration    Exercise/                   Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial       date          Conversion                  rights that            rights 
  instrument                    Period                      may be 
                                                            acquired if 
                                                            the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/ 
                                                            converted. 
--------------  ------------  --------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise      Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting       % of voting 
  financial       price        date          Conversion     rights instrument      rights 
  instrument                                 period         refers to 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
--------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
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 Same as A 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 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:                                              Bryan Huntley, CCO 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  804-525-1741 
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