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:
Carpathian 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:
Weiss Asset Management LP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Brookdale International Partners LP, Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
July 20, 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
July 23, 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
>20%
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
Indirect
GB00B0B66533
35,069,141
49,061,053
0
21.1%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ Conversion Period
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise price
Exercise/ Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Brookdale International Partners, L.P: 14.6%
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 6.5%
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:
Georgiy Nikitin
15. Contact telephone number:
+1-617-778-7725
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