Advance Frontier Markets Fund Ltd Holding(s) in Company (3150B)

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RNS Number : 3150B

Advance Frontier Markets Fund Ltd

05 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 
  IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          Advance Frontier Markets Fund, 
  issuer                                                            Inc 
  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                                     yes 
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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 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                   1607 Capital Partners, LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                      Northern Trust    4,062,378 
  (if different from 3.):                             Bny Mellon        3,129,600 
                                                      State Street      1,356,200 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                      December 29, 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         January 2, 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                       5% 
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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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                      transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number                Number   Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of               of                   of        rights                   (x) 
                  Shares           Voting               shares 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  --------------------  -------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                        Direct   Direct       Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)         (xii) 
--------------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ----  -------  -----------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
 GG00B1W59J17        8,008,178         8,008,178                              8,548,178                     5.04% 
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 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             Conversion Period           rights that may              rights 
                                                                       be 
                                                                       acquired if the 
                                                                       instrument is 
                                                                       exercised/ converted. 
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 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 rights 
  financial       price            date            Conversion     rights instrument 
  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: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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Enquiries:

Advance Emerging Capital Limited (investment manager to Advance Frontier Markets Fund Limited)

   Andrew Lister / Bernard Moody           Tel: [phone] 

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

   Philip Secrett                Tel: [phone] 

Numis Securities Limited (Nominated Broker)

   David Benda                Tel: [phone] 

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