7 Feb 2019 16:19
The below announcement replaces the 'Holding in Company' announcement that was released at 15.24 on 6 February 2019 under RNS Number 2915P. An out-of-date ISIN was incorrectly included in the previous announcement. All other information contained in that announcement remains unchanged. The full amended announcement appears below.
Standard form for notification of major holdings
Form to be used for the purposes of notifying a change in major holdings pursuant to the modified law and grand-ducal regulation of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers of securities (referred to as "the Transparency Law" and "the Transparency Regulation") |
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the CSSF)i | |||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
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Lazard World Trust Fund | |||||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X Other (please specify)iii: Mandatory Redemption of Ordinary Shares that did not decrease the number of issued shares proportionately
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv : | |||||
Name: Weiss Asset Management LP | City and country of registered office (if applicable): Wilmington, Delaware, USA | ||||
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: | |||||
Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund | |||||
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | Feb-04-2019 | ||||
6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | |||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 7.B.1 + 7.B.2) | Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | |
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | Below 5% | 0.00% | Below 5% | 26,422,080 | |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 6.32% | 0.00% | 6.32% |
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7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
Direct (Art 8 of the Transparency Law) | Indirect (Art 9 of the Transparency Law) | Direct (Art 8 of the Transparency Law) | Indirect (Art 9 of the Transparency Law) | ||||||||||||||
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SUBTOTAL A (Direct & Indirect) | Below minimum threshold | Below 5% | |||||||||||||||
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 12(1)(a) of the Transparency Law | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation: (please tick the applicable box)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii
X Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please provide a separate organisational chart in case of a complex structure):
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| N° | Namexv | % of voting rights held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both | Directly controlled by (use number(s) from 1st column) | |||||||||||
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| Brookdale International Partners, L.P. | Below 5% | 0.00% | Below 5% |
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| Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund | Below 5% | 0.00% | Below 5% |
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| 9. In case of proxy voting:
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| 10. Additional informationxvi: | ||||||||||||||||
| Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P. | ||||||||||||||||
Done at | Boston, USA | On | Feb-06-2019 |