25 May 2016
Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited
("MPO" or the "Company")
Director Shareholding
The Board of Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited received notification that Sniper Investments Limited ("Sniper Investments") acquired on 24 May 2016, 200,000 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at 115.0p per Ordinary Share.
Tom Ashworth and Martin Tacon, directors of the Company's Manager, Sniper Capital Limited, (the "Principals") have a beneficial interest in Sniper Investments. Tom Ashworth is also a non-executive director of the Company. Sniper Investments is therefore a connected person of both of the Principals.
Following this acquisition, Sniper Investments has a direct beneficial interest, and the Principals have an indirect beneficial interest, in the Company of 12,493,215 Ordinary Shares, representing 16.35% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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About Macau Property Opportunities Fund
Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited is a closed-end investment company registered in Guernsey. Listed on the London Stock Exchange's main market, it is also a constituent stock of the FTSE All-Share and FTSE SmallCap indices.
Launched in 2006, the Company targets strategic property investment and development opportunities in Macau and mainland China's western Pearl River Delta. Its current portfolio comprises a mix of well-positioned residential and retail property assets.
The Fund is managed by Sniper Capital, an Asia-based property investment manager with an established track record in fund management and investment advisory.
For further information:
Company Registration Number 44813
Website: www.mpofund.com
Investor Relations
Sniper Capital
Doris Boo
Tel: +65 6222 1440
Public Relations
MHP Communications
Andrew Jaques / Simon Hockridge / Kelsey Traynor
Tel: +44 20 3128 8100
Corporate Broker
Liberum Capital
Richard Bootle / Jonathan Wilkes-Green
Tel: +44 20 3100 2228
Company Secretary & Administrator
Heritage International Fund Managers
Mark Huntley
Tel: +44 14 8171 6000
Stock Codes:
Bloomberg: MPO LN
Reuters: MPO.L