Pacific Alliance Asia Opp Fd Ld Share Dealings (6854H)

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RNS Number : 6854H

Pacific Alliance Asia Opp Fd Ld

24 June 2013

24 June 2013

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited

Share Dealings and Director's Dealings

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited ("PAX" or the "Company") (AIM: PAX), the closed-end investment company admitted to trading on AIM, announces the following dealings in the Company.

The Company has been informed that on 20 June 2013, PAIM Trading Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Alliance Investment Management Limited ("PAIM"), the Company's investment manager, transferred a total of 179,856 of the Company's ordinary shares of US$0.01 each (the "Ordinary Shares") to Mr. Anthony Miller, a director of the Company.

As a result of the transaction, Mr. Miller has a direct interest in 1,248,673 of the Company's Ordinary Shares, representing 1.10 per cent. of the Company's voting rights, and PAIM and its affiliates are interested in 10,541,347 of the Company's Ordinary Shares which represents 9.27 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights.

As a result of PAIM's interest in the Company, both Mr.Miller and Mr. Chris Gradel, a director of the Company, have an indirect interest in 10,541,347 of the Company's Ordinary Shares, representing 9.27 per cent. of the Company's voting rights held by PAIM and its affiliates.

For further information, please contact:

 
 MANAGER:                       LEGAL COUNSEL: 
  Chris Gradel, Managing         Jon Lewis, General Counsel 
  Partner                        PAG 
  Pacific Alliance Investment    15/F, AIA Central 
  Management                     1 Connaught Road 
  15/F, AIA Central              Central, Hong Kong 
  1 Connaught Road               T: (852) 2918 0088 
  Central, Hong Kong             F: (852) 2918 0881 
  T: (852) 2918 0088             [e-mail] 
  F: (852) 2918 0881 
  [e-mail] 
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 BROKER:                        NOMINATED ADVISER: 
  Hiroshi Funaki                 Philip Secrett 
  LCF Edmond de Rothschild       Grant Thornton UK LLP 
  Securities                     T: (44) 20 7383 5100 
  T: (44) 20 7845 5960           [e-mail] 
  F: (44) 20 7845 5961 
  [e-mail] 
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 MEDIA RELATIONS: 
  Stephanie Barry 
  PAG 
  T: (852) 3719 3375 
  [e-mail] 
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About Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited

The Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Ltd (AIM: PAX) is a closed-end investment company with net assets of US$174.32 million as at 31 May 2013. PAX was admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange in September 2006. PAX is focused on investing in distressed credit, private equity secondaries, activist investments and other opportunities offering the possibility of unlocking the underlying value of a company or asset across the Asian markets.

For more information about Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited, please visit: www.pax-fund.com

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited is a member of PAG (formerly known as Pacific Alliance Group), the Asian alternative investment fund management group. Founded in 2002, PAG is now one of the region's largest Asia-focused alternative investment managers, with funds under management across Private Equity, Real Estate and Absolute Return strategies.

PAG has a presence across Asia with over 320 staff working in the region.

For more information about PAG, please visit: www.pagasia.com

This information is provided by RNS

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