PR Newswire
London, October 6
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying The Ukraine Opportunity Trust PLC issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 Montpelier Investment Management notification obligation:
LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if i) Seagrass Investments LP different from 3.):
ii) Chelsea Investments LP
iii) Montpelier Global Funds
Limited - The Montpelier Fund
5. Date of the transaction and date on 5 October 2010
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 October 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 20% threshold crossed
reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction
triggering
If possible transaction use ISIN
code Number Number Number Number of voting Percentage of
of of of rights voting rights
shares voting shares
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B0HW6117 495,969 10.06% 995,969 995,969 20.21%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights
instrument period/date acquired (if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
995,969 20.21%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Montpelier Investment Management LLP controls shares under Investment Management Agreements with the following:
i. Seagrass Investments LP - 244,369 shares - 4.96%
ii. Chelsea Investments LP - 251,600 - 5.11%
iii. Montpelier Global Funds Ltd - The Montpelier Fund - 500,000 shares - 10.15%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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: David Rooney/ Edmund Eze
15. Contact telephone number: 44 (0) 207 589 1700