BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust Plc - Result of Tender Offer
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Results of the Tender Offer
Further to the announcement on
A total of 8,702,558 Ordinary Shares were validly tendered under the Tender Offer, representing approximately 29.6 per cent. of the Company’s issued share capital, excluding Ordinary Shares held in treasury. The maximum number of Ordinary Shares in respect of which tenders will be satisfied, representing 24.99 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the publication date of the Tender Circular (
Eligible Shareholders who validly tendered a percentage of their Ordinary Shares equal to or less than their Basic Entitlement shall have all tendered Ordinary Shares purchased in full under the Tender Offer. Following a scale back exercise, eligible Shareholders who validly tendered a percentage of Ordinary Shares greater than their Basic Entitlement will have a number of Ordinary Shares equal to their Basic Entitlement purchased in full plus approximately 76.8 per cent. of their Individual Excess Tenders, in accordance with the scaling back process described in the Tender Circular.
After taking account of the rounding down of each valid applicant's participation to the nearest whole Ordinary Share, the Company will purchase in aggregate 7,359,215 Ordinary Shares under the Tender Offer.
Tender price
The price at which tendered Shares will be purchased (the "Tender Price") will be equal to 98 per cent. of the latest published unaudited Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share as at the Calculation Date of
Payments to Shareholders by cheque (in the case of certificated holders) and through CREST (in the case of uncertificated holders), are expected to be paid as soon as practicable after
Balancing Ordinary Share certificates will be despatched (in the case of certificated holders) and CREST accounts will be settled (in the case of uncertificated holders) on or as soon as practicable after
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Tender Circular unless the context otherwise requires.
Enquiries:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
020 7743 2639
Sarah Beynsberger
Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd
020 7397 1912
Andrew Worne
020 7397 1915
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