RNS Number : 0211U

Martin Currie Asia Uncnst Trust PLC

12 January 2017

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:

Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust

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:

Wells Capital Management, Inc.

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

December 30, 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

January 11, 2017

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

18%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0005695126

6,532,381

6,532,381

6,544,586

6,544,586

18.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,544,586

18.12%

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 will acquire:

12,205

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

December 30, 2016

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Hannah Kim

15. Contact telephone number:

1-415-222-5030

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