8 July 2011
Qatar Investment Fund PLC
Compliance with the Model Code
Pursuant to Listing Rule 15.5.1R (Compliance with the Model Code) the Company hereby wishes to notify the market that its close period commences on 9 July 2011 and is anticipated to end following the release of its annual financial results for the year ended 30 June 2011 on or around 7 September 2011.
In accordance with Listing Rule 15.5.1(4), the Company confirms that all inside information (as defined in section 118C of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000), including weekly unaudited NAV estimates, has been and will continue to be notified to a regulatory information service ("RIS") and that the Directors and the Company are not in possession of any additional inside information that has not been notified to a RIS.
Accordingly, the Company will continue to adopt the Model Code during the close period with the exception of the following activities which may be undertaken:
a) dealings by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in the Company;
b) purchases by the Company of its own securities; and
c) sales of treasury shares for cash or transfers (except for sales and transfers by the Company of treasury shares in the circumstances set out in LR 12.6.2R).
For further information, please contact:
Ian Dungate/Suzanne Jones +44 (0) 1624 692600
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Andrew Potts/Callum Stewart +44 (0) 20 7459 3600
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Joe Winkley/Neil Winward +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
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William Clutterbuck/Sam Turvey +44 (0) 20 7379 5151
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