CONVERSION BETWEEN SHARE CLASSES & ADMISSION OF NEW SHARES
Conversion requests
The table below summarises the aggregate number of shares of each class in relation to which the Company has received requests to convert such shares into shares of another class with effect from 1 April 2011 (the "Conversion Day").
From Sterling Shares to US Dollar Shares 35,500
From Euro Shares to Sterling Shares 1,500,000
From Euro shares to US Dollar 350,000
From US Dollar Shares to Sterling Shares 2,237,997
Conversion ratios
The net asset value per share of each class as at the Conversion Day was as follows:
£1.6817 in the case of Sterling Shares
€1.6243 in the case of Euro Shares
$1.6226 in the case of US Dollar Shares
The spot conversion rate used for this conversion was:
GBP/USD : 1.6066
EUR/GBP : 0.8839
EUR/USD : 1.4200
USD/GBP : 0.6224
On the basis of the above, the conversion ratios are as follows:
1.665099 US Dollar Shares for every one Sterling Share
0.853692 Sterling Shares for every one Euro Share
1.421486 US Dollar Shares for every one Euro Share
0.600558 Sterling Shares for every one US Dollar Share
Admission of new shares
Application has been made for 2,589,084 Sterling Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that such listing will become effective and that dealings in such shares will commence on 16 May 2011.
Results of conversion
With effect from 16 May 2011, the issued share capital of the Company will be as follows:
Sterling Shares: 513,108,020
Euro Shares: 9,528,592
US Dollar Shares: 54,974,364
All shareholders have equal voting rights based on the number of shares held. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 577,160,976 (excluding 450,000 Sterling Shares held in treasury) and this figure 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 the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
11 May 2011
For further information about this announcement contact:
Anson Fund Managers Limited
Secretary
Tel: 44 (0) 1481 722 260
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