RNS Number : 6443N
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust PLC
10 August 2017
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

 

 

1a.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc

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


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii: Correction of errors in previous notification

X

3.  Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Delaware, USA

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Cayman Islands

5.  Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

19 July 2017

6.  Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

21 July 2017

7.  Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights
attached to shares
(total of 8. A)

% of voting rights
through financial

instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

61.82%



6,189,100

Position of previous notification (if applicable)






 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares GB00BD8P0741

5,260,735

928,365

52.55%

9.27%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

6,189,100

61.82%

 

B 1:  Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

















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 financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights




















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) issuerxiii


Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold

% of voting rights through financial in-struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold

Mario J. Gabelli

61.82


61.82

GGCP, Inc.

61.82


61.82

Associated Capital Group, Inc.

61.82


61.82

GAMA Select Plus Mas-ter Fund, Ltd.

9.27


9.27





 

10.  Additional informationxvi

The controlling stockholder of GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd. ("GAMA") is Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC") AC controls 52.55% of the issuer directly and 9.27% through its control of GAMA. AC is con-trolled by GGCP, Inc. which in turn is controlled by Mr. Mario J. Gabelli

 

Place of completion

Rye, NY

Date of completion

26 July 2017


 


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