For  Immediate  Release   25thJune  2014   THE  OTTOMAN  FUND  LIMITED  

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

The Ottoman Fund Limited

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

Lars Ernest Bader

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

20/06/2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24/06/2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares

if possible using

Number of

Number of

Voting

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

the ISIN CODE

Shares

Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

the ISIN CODE

Shares

Rights

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect

xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary (ISIN GB00B0PJ6V42 )

10840000

8.04%

9840000

9840000

0

7.30%

0

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,

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expirati on date

xvii

Exercise/ Conversio n period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9840000

7.30%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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:

Enquiries:

N+1 Singer

James Maxwell / Nick Donovan

020 7496 3000

Company Secretary

Vistra Secretaries Limited

01534 504 700

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