Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9558C

British Empire Trust PLC

01 July 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			British Empire Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				No
Other (please specify):				No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Elliott International, L.P, Elliott Associates L.P
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		28th June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30th June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

CFD over Ordinary Shares GB0001335081

6,483,204

5.0105%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,483,204

5.0105%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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:
14. Contact name:	Michael Cross
15. Contact telephone number:	0203 009 1305

 

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