Holding(s) in Company (0269F)

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RNS Number : 0269F

Thames River Multi Hedge PCC Ltd

08 June 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             Thames River Multi Hedge PCC Limited 
  issuer 
  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                                        X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                  Weiss Asset Management LP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                       Brookdale International Partners, L.P., 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                               Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                              May-31-2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                Jun-08-2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                > 20, 25% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 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 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 shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                     Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------ 
 GB0034081512 
 GB0034081629 
 GG00B1F2KP28     17,234,803        17,234,803        12,029,355     12,029,355       n/a      27.52%               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 financial      Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period                 rights that may                rights 
                                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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 rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period              refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 12,029,355                                                       27.52% 
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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.: 6,691,100 voting rights (15.31%) 
  Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 5,338,255 voting rights (12.21%) 
 
 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 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   [phone] 
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