13 October 2017
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 12 October 2017, 139,401 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at 165p 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 12,832,616 ordinary Shares, representing 16.79% 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 and is the only quoted property fund dedicated to investing in Macau, the world's largest gaming market and the only city in China where gaming is legalised.
Premium listed on the London Stock Exchange, 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. Its current portfolio comprises a mix of prime residential and retail property assets that are valued at US$425.7 million as at 30 June 2017.
About Sniper Capital Limited
The Company is managed by Sniper Capital Limited, an Asia-based property investment manager with an established track record in fund management and investment advisory.
For further information
Investor Relations
Sniper Capital Limited
Doris Boo
Tel: +65 6222 1440
Corporate Broker
Liberum Capital
Richard Bootle / Jonathan Wilkes-Green / Henry Freeman
Tel: +44 20 3100 2232
Company Secretary & Administrator
Heritage International Fund Managers
Mark Huntley / Laurence McNairn
Tel: +44 14 8171 6000
Stock Code
London Stock Exchange: MPO
LEI:
213800NOAO11OWIMLR72