Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2301H

Qatar Investment Fund PLC

09 July 2012




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Qatar Investment Fund plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Advance Frontier Markets Fund Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c FRO01
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	5 July 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	9 July 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	>4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

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 ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY

8,643,926

9,643,926

n/a

4.31%

n/a

IM00B1Z40704

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

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

% of voting
rights

Nil

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nil

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,643,926

4.31%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
n/a

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		n/a

13. Additional information:	Advance Emerging Capital Limited is investment manager to Advance Frontier Markets Fund Limited
14. Contact name:	Anthony Lee / John Luetchford (UK Administration Agent)
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7490 4355

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares ^xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	ADVANCE FRONTIER MARKETS FUND LTD
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	145-157 ST JOHN STREET LONDON, EC1V 4RU
Phone number	020 7490 4355
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable ^xvii
Full name	ANTHONY LEE / JOHN LUETCHFORD
Contact address	CAVENDISH ADMINISTRATION LTD 145-157 ST JOHN STREET LONDON, EC1V 4RU
Phone number	020 7490 4355
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	UK ADMINISTRATION AGENT