BAILLIE GIFFORD EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying The European Investment Trust plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Investec Wealth & Investment Limited
City and country of registered office (if London, England
applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name N/A
City and country of registered office (if N/A
applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or 26th July 2017
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 27th July 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting rights Total of both in Total number of
rights attached through financial % (8.A + 8.B) voting rights of
to shares (total instruments issuer
of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
Resulting 10.01% Nil 10.01% 42,006,769
situation on the
date on which
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of 9.92% Nil 9.92%
previous
notification (if
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
possible) (Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of
Directive 2004/ Directive 2004/109/ 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) Directive 2004/
109/EC) (DTR5.1) EC) (DTR5.2.1) 109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
GB0003295010 4,204,812 Nil 10.01% Nil
SUBTOTAL 8. A 4,204,812 10.01%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)
(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of % of voting
financial date Conversion settlement voting rights rights
instrument Period
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
(please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or X
the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if % of voting rights Total of both if it
it equals or is higher through financial equals or is higher
than the notifiable instruments if it than the notifiable
threshold equals or is higher threshold
than the notifiable
threshold
Investec Wealth & 10.01% 10.01%
Investment Limited
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be N/A
held
11. Additional information
Place of completion London, England
Date of completion 27th July 2017
European Investment Tr : st Plc - Holding(s) in Company
July 27, 2017 at 07:18 am EDT
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