TR-1: Standard form for notification
of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GG00B933LL68
Issuer Name
WEISS KOREA OPPORTUNITY FUND LTD.
UK or Non-UK Issuer
Non-UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the
notification obligation
Name
Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities
with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed
portfolios
City of registered office (if
applicable)
Edinburgh
Country of registered office (if
applicable)
United Kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if
different from the person(s) subject to the notification
obligation, above
City of registered office (if
applicable)
Country of registered office (if
applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was
crossed or reached
09-Nov-2021
6. Date on which Issuer notified
10-Nov-2021
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
held in issuer |
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold
was crossed or reached |
Below 5% |
0.000000 |
Below 5% |
Below 5% |
Position of previous notification (if
applicable) |
9.290610 |
0.000000 |
9.290610 |
|
8. Notified details of the resulting
situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached
8A. Voting rights attached to
shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if
possible) |
Number of direct voting rights
(DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights
(DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights
(DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights
(DTR5.2.1) |
GG00B933LL68 |
|
Below 5% |
|
Below 5% |
Sub Total 8.A |
Below 5% |
Below 5% |
8B1. Financial Instruments according
to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B1 |
|
|
|
8B2. Financial Instruments with
similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total 8.B2 |
|
|
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9. Information in relation to the
person subject to the notification obligation
2. 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
entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
Ultimate controlling
person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher
than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial
instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than
the notifiable threshold |
abrdn plc |
|
|
|
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abrdn plc |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC |
|
|
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abrdn plc |
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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abrdn plc |
|
|
|
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abrdn plc |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC |
|
|
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abrdn plc |
abrdn Asia Limited |
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|
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10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights
held
The date until which the voting rights
will be held
11. Additional Information
In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by
the named discretionary investment management entity within
multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on
investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated
the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment
manager.
This disclosure also reflects the fact that the voting rights
effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding
company Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (“AAMPLC”) and held by the
underlying investment management entity Aberdeen Asset Managers
Limited (“AAML”) decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to
trading on 9 October 2021. Prior to
this crossing, AAMPLC effectively held 9.191774% and AAML held
9.097989% of the delegated voting rights.
12. Date of Completion
10-Nov-2021
13. Place Of Completion
Edinburgh, United Kingdom