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                                                  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                     1607 Capital Partners, LLC 
notification obligation: 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  Northern Trust        3,112,665 
 (if different from 3.): 
                                                Bny Mellon            2,080,120 
 
                                                State Street            710,900 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                            December 6, 2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 December 8, 2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                  14% 
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 
the ISIN CODE     Number       Number       Number      Number of voting    % of  voting rights 
                  of           of           of shares   rights 
                  Shares       Voting 
                               Rights       Direct      Direct   Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
 
  GB0003295010     5,878,685    5,878,685                        5,903,685                14.05% 
 
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       Exercise     Expiration    Exercise/      Number of voting rights % of voting rights 
financial     price        date          Conversion     instrument refers to 
instrument                               period 
 
                                                                                Nominal    Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights 
 
Same as A 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
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: 
 
14. Contact name:                      Bryan Huntley, CCO 
 
15. Contact telephone number:          804-525-1741 
 
 
 
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 09, 2016 08:23 ET (13:23 GMT)