Henderson Private Holding(s) in Company

 
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust 
issuer of existing shares to which voting                         plc 
rights are attached: ii 
 
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          X 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                   X 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 QVT Financial LP 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                              QVT Fund LP 
(if different from 3.):iv 
                                                          QVT Fund IV LP 
 
                                                           QVT Fund V LP 
 
                                                      Quintessence Fund L.P. 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                   21 December 2012 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                        27 December 2012 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                        9% - 7% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
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 x 
                 of         of         of shares    rights 
                 Shares     Voting 
                            Rights     Direct       Direct xi   Indirect    Direct      Indirect xii 
GB0030955313 
                 416,810    416,810    88,346                   88,346                  Below 3% 
 
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial            Expiration   Exercise/                          Number of voting         % of voting 
instrument                   date xiii    Conversion Period xiv              rights that may be       rights 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial     Exercise    Expiration    Exercise/            Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
instrument            price       date xvii     Conversion period    instrument refers to      xix, xx 
                                                 xviii 
      CFD                                                                                      Nominal        Delta 
 
                                                                     134,801                   3.81% 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
 
223,147                                                           6.31% 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
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:              Third Tender Offer - issuer buyback. On 
                                         27 December 2012, the reporting parties 
                                         were notified of their final allocation 
                                               with respect to the tender. 
 
14. Contact name:                                       Meg Eisner 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                       [phone] 
 
 
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer 
 
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii 
 
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation 
 
Full name                                              QVT Financial LP 
(including legal form of legal entities) 
 
Contact address                             1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor 
(registered office for legal entities)              New York, NY 10036, USA 
 
Phone number & email                                   [phone] 
                                                   [e-mail] 
 
Other useful information 
 
(at least legal representative for legal 
persons) 
 
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
Full name 
 
Contact address 
 
Phone number & email 
 
Other useful information 
 
(e.g. functional relationship with the 
person or legal entity subject to the 
notification obligation) 
 
C: Additional information 
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 
 
 
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