Alternative Asset Opps PCC Ltd Holding(s) in Company (4297N)

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RNS Number : 4297N

Alternative Asset Opps PCC Ltd

25 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                   Alternative Asset Opps 
  the underlying issuer                                                                    PCC Limited 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                        X 
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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)                                                   Weiss Asset Management LP 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Brookdale International Partners, 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                       L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity 
                                                                                               Fund(1) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                Oct-20-2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                   Oct-25-2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                                      > 5% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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_________ (1) Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

 
 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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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                   % of voting 
                of                of               of shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                Shares            Voting                           rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct        Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)          (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                    Below            Below                                                       6.07 
 GB0034353424         5%               5%           4,370,121      4,370,121        n/a            %           n/a 
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 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          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                     may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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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 (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period             refers to                     xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                                                            Nominal       Delta 
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                  N/A            N/A            N/A               585,196                       0.81%         1 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,955,317                                          6.88 % 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Brookdale International Partners, L.P.: 3,072,297 voting 
   rights/financial instruments (4.27 %) 
   Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 1,883,020 voting 
   rights/financial instruments (2.62 %) 
 
 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:                              Georgiy Nikitin       Tracey Lago 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  [phone]     020 3246 7405 
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