To: Company Announcements
From: European Assets Trust NV
Date: 14 January 2013
On 14 January 2013, European Assets Trust NV sold 100,000 of its Ordinary Shares held in treasury at a price of £7.42 per share, which equates to a discount to the estimated net asset value at the time of transaction of 3.8%.
The Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 24,937,280 with voting rights, of which 3,741,000 are held in treasury since commencement of its liquidity enhancement policy with 6,335,406 held in treasury prior to this.
Therefore, the total number of shares with voting rights in European Assets Trust NV is 14,860,874.
The above figure (14,860,874) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, European Assets Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Michael Campbell
For F&C Investment Business Limited
Managers
Enquiries: 0131 718 1000