BAILLIE GIFFORD EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer The European Investment Trust plc
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 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 Wells Capital Management, Inc.
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on May 20, 2015
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: June 9, 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0003295010 4,058,501 4,058,501 4,274,301 4,274,301 10.16%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
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 voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights
instrument period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
4,274,301 10.16%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: Wells Capital Management, Inc.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder acquired 215,800
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder acquired to hold May 20, 2015
voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Kevin Pham
15. Contact telephone number: 1-415-222-1728
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TR : ST PLC - Holding(s) in Company
June 10, 2015 at 05:55 am EDT
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