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 annex

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 annex


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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)                             |
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+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying  |                                |
|issuer                                       |   Jupiter European             |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are|Opportunities Trust             |
|attached:(ii)                                |                                |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|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  | Investec Wealth & Investment Limited  |
|the                                   |                                       |
|notification obligation:(iii)         |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |                  N/A                  |
|(if different from 3.):(iv)           |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on|          9(th) December 2011          |
|which the threshold is crossed or     |                                       |
|reached:(v)                           |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |         12(th) December 2011          |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|                  4%                   |
|reached:(vi, vii)                     |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details:                                                                    |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix)                                           |
+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous   |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|of          |to the triggering    |                                                     |
|shares      |transaction          |                                                     |
|            +---------+-----------+------------+------------------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number   |Number     |Number      |Number of voting        |% of  voting   |
|using       |of       |of         |of shares   |rights                  |rights(x)      |
|the ISIN    |  ares   |Vo ing     +------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+
|CODE        |         |Rights     |Direct      |Direct(xi)|Indirect(xii)|Direct|Indirect|
+------------+---------+-----------+------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+
|Ordinary    |3,218,746|3,218,746  |            |          |3,189,928    |      |4.01%   |
|Shares      |         |           |            |          |             |      |        |
|GB0000197722|         |           |            |          |             |      |        |
+------------+---------+-----------+------------+----------+-------------+------+--------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    |
+--------------+----------+----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/             |Number of voting         |% of voting  |
|financial     |date(xiii)|Conversion Period(xiv)|rights that may be       |rights       |
|instrument    |          |                      |acquired if the          |             |
|              |          |                      |instrument is            |             |
|              |          |                      |exercised/ converted.    |             |
+--------------+----------+----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
|              |          |                      |                         |             |
+--------------+----------+----------------------+-------------------------+-------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           |
|Instruments(xv, xvi)                                                                    |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    |
+-------------+--------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+--------------+
|Type of      |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/    |Number of voting rights  |% of voting   |
|financial    |price   |date(xvii)|Conversion   |instrument refers to     |rights(xix,   |
|instrument   |        |          |period(xviii)|                         |xx)           |
|             |        |          |             |                         |              |
+-------------+--------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+-------+------+
|             |        |          |             |                         |Nominal|Delta |
|             |        |          |             |                         +-------+------+
|             |        |          |             |                         |       |      |
+-------------+--------+----------+-------------+-------------------------+-------+------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C)                                                                           |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights            |Percentage of voting rights                         |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
|3,189,928                          |4.01%                                               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi)               |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by     |
|Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                         |
|NB: On 31(st) May 2011 Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited       |
|changed it's name to Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                    |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting:                                                                 |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
|10. Name of the proxy holder:                   |                             |
|                                                |N/A                          |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will   |                             |
|cease                                           |N/A                          |
|to hold:                                        |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to    |                             |
|hold                                            |N/A                          |
|voting rights:                                  |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+

+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|                             |                                                |
|13. Additional information:  |N/A                                             |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|                             |                                                |
|14. Contact name:            |Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI                   |
|                             |Senior Compliance Manager                       |
|                             |                                                |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|                                                |
|                             |020 7597 1356                                   |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+

 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares(xxii)


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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification        |
|obligation                                                                    |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                              |Investec Wealth & Investment Limited  |
|(including legal form of legal         |                                      |
|entities)                              |                                      |
|                                       |                                      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                        |2 Gresham Street                      |
|(registered office for legal entities) |London                                |
|                                       |EC2V 7QP                              |
|                                       |                                      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                   |0113 236 4171                         |
|                                       |[e-mail]          |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information               |Mike Rigby                            |
|(at least legal representative for     |(Head of Compliance)                  |
|legal persons)                         |                                      |
|                                       |                                      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                    |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Full name                              |Philip Martin Beardwell               |
|                                       |                                      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Contact address                        |2 Gresham Street                      |
|                                       |London                                |
|                                       |EC2V 7QN                              |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email                   |020 7597 1356                         |
|                                       |[e-mail]      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Other useful information               |Senior Compliance Manager             |
|(e.g. functional relationship with the |                                      |
|person or legal entity subject to the  |                                      |
|notification obligation)               |                                      |
+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Additional information                                                     |
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|                                                                              |
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