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: RENN Universal Growth Investment
Trust PLC
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: Mr. Steven Robert Becker
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached: 18 February 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 February 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%,
8%, 9% and 10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
using the ISIN Shares Voting of rights rights
CODE Rights shares
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0007325185 668,000 668,000 1,908,000 10.94%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of
financial date Conversion that may be acquired if voting
instrument Period the instrument is exercised/ rights
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
1,908,000 10.94%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. directly holds the 1,908,000 shares as custodian for
two funds, being Becker Drapkin Partners (QP) L.P. (as to 1,698,364 shares) and
Becker Drapkin Partners L.P. (as to 209,636 shares) (the "Funds"). The Funds
are both controlled undertakings of Becker Drapkin Management L.P. which is the
general partner and the investment manager of the Funds. Becker Drapkin
Management L.P. is a controlled undertaking of BC Advisors LLC which is the
general partner of Becker Drapkin Management L.P. BC Advisors LLC is a
controlled undertaking of Mr. Steven Robert Becker.
Becker Drapkin Management L.P., BC Advisors LLC and Mr. Steven Robert Becker
each hold an indirect interest in 1,908,000 shares, Becker Drapkin Partners (QP) L.P.
holds an indirect interest in 1,698,364 shares and Becker Drapkin Partners L.P.
holds an indirect interest in 209,636 shares.
Note: In a previous notification, which was announced to the market on 11 February 2014,
Becker Drapkin Management L.P. was identified as directly holding 660,000 shares on
behalf of the Funds. In fact, those shares were and are held through the same
structure of custodian and controlled undertakings as is described above. Since
the date of that notification, but prior to the date of this notification,
a further non-notifiable acquisition of 8,000 shares took place.
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:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number: