Vision Opportunity China Fund Ltd Holding(s) in Company (3508I)

TIDMVOC

RNS Number : 3508I

Vision Opportunity China Fund Ltd

24 July 2012

 
 
 
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             Vision Opportunity China Fund Ltd. 
  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 
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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                                            Jul-18-2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              Jul-23-2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                              >3, 4, 5% 
  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 
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                                                       Direct        Direct (xi)     Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                                      (xii) 
-------------    ------  ------  -------  -----  ---  ------------  --------------  ---------  -----------  -------------- 
 GG00B28DJ748      Below 3%            Below 3%         3,380,000      3,380,000       n/a        5.18%           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. 
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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 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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 3,380,000                                                         5.18% 
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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.: 2,305,400 shares (3.53%) 
  Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 1,074,600 shares (1.65%) 
 
 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:                      Please note: This notification is 
                                              being furnished to the issuer pursuant 
                                               to Article 9 of the issuer's Articles 
                                                of Association dated 1 October 2010, 
                                                and is not being filed with the FSA. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                   Georgiy Nikitin 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                       [phone] 
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