Holding(s) in Company

US Solar Fund PLC

20 December 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BJCWFX49

Issuer Name

US SOLAR FUND PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Brookdale International Partners, L.P. and Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Weiss Asset Management LP	Wilmington, Delaware	USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund	Grand Cayman	Cayman Islands
Brookdale International Partners, L.P.	Albany, NY	USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

17-Dec-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Dec-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	9.450000	12.110000	21.560000	66362706
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.450000	11.560000	21.010000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BJCWFX49	0	29090857	0.000000	9.450000
Sub Total 8.A	29090857		9.450000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	37271849	12.110000
Sub Total 8.B2				37271849	12.110000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Weiss Asset Management LP	Brookdale International Partners, L.P.	5.140000	6.270000	11.410000%
Weiss Asset Management LP	Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund	4.310000	5.840000	10.150000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

12. Date of Completion

19-Dec-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Boston, USA

 

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