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21 January 2021
Gulf Investment Fund plc (Ticker: GIF)
Completion of Tender Offer
Total Voting Rights
Gulf Investment Fund plc (the 'Company') announces that it has completed the purchase of 40,643,418 Tendered Shares in accordance with the Tender Offer launched on 23 November 2020.
The proceeds payable to Shareholders whose tendered shares are held through CREST accounts will be made by 29 January 2021 and cheques for the Shares purchased under the Tender Offer will be despatched by that date.
5,757,536 Tendered Shares are being transferred into treasury with the balance of 34,885,882 Tendered Shares being cancelled. The issued share capital is now 57,575,360 shares. The Company is not permitted to exercise voting rights in respect of the 5,757,536 shares held in treasury. As a result, the total number of shares with voting rights is 51,817,824. This is the figure shareholders should use to calculate if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules
For the purposes of this announcement, unless otherwise defined, capitalised words and phrases shall have the meaning given to them in the Circular.
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138009DIENFWKC3PW84
For further information:
Nicholas Wilson +44 (0) 1624 692 600
Gulf Investment Fund plc
Ian Dungate/Suzanne Jones +44 (0) 1624 692 600
Mainstream Fund Services (IOM) Limited
Sapna Shah/Alex Collins/Atholl Tweedie +44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Panmure Gordon
William Clutterbuck +44 (0) 7785 292 617
Maitland/AMO
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