BlackRock Emerging Europe plc
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Major Shareholding Notification - Article 12 Transparency
Directive, DTR 5.1 and DTR 5.3
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
BlackRock Emerging Europe plc
(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 the notification obligation
(iii):
City of London Investment Management Company Limited
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached (v):
25 April 2017
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
27 April 2017
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):
Below 21%
(8). Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):
GB00B0BN1P96
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 7,569,253
Number of Voting rights: 7,569,253
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares:
Direct:
7,519,253
Number of voting rights:
Direct
(xi):
Indirect
(xii): 7,519,253
% of voting rights (x):
Direct:
Indirect: 20.9%
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Expiration date (xiii):
Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv):
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted:
% of voting rights:
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Exercise price:
Expiration date (xvii):
Exercise/Conversion Period (xviii):
Number of voting rights instrument refers to:
% of voting rights (xix, xx):
Nominal:
Delta:
Total (A + B + C):
Number of voting rights: 7,519,253
Percentage of voting rights: 20.9%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable (xxi):
All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London
Investment Management Company Limited.
Proxy Voting:
(10). Name of the proxy holder:
City of London Investment Management Company Limited
(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
(13). Additional information:
(14). Contact name:
S Beynsberger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 2639
27 April 2017