TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0032164732
Issuer Name
JPMORGAN EMERGING EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SECURITIES PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Whitefort Capital Management, LP
City of registered office (if applicable)
Wilmington, Delaware
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United States
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
WHITEFORT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LP
City of registered office (if applicable)
Grand Cayman
Country of registered office (if applicable)
Cayman Islands
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
23-Jan-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
24-Jan-2025
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 | 12.250000 | 0.000000 | 12.250000 | 4952592 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.610000 | 0.000000 | 5.610000 | |
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) |
GB0032164732 | 0 | 4952592 | 0.000000 | 12.250000 |
Sub Total 8.A | 4952592 | 12.250000% |
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 | | | |
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 |
David Salanic | Safida LLC (1) | 12.250000 | | 12.250000% |
Joseph Kaplan | JK Advisors LLC (1) | 12.250000 | | 12.250000% |
David Salanic | WHITEFORT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP (2) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
Joseph Kaplan | WHITEFORT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP (2) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
David Salanic | WHITEFORT CAPITAL GP, LLC (3) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
Joseph Kaplan | WHITEFORT CAPITAL GP, LLC (3) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
David Salanic | WHITEFORT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LP (4) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
Joseph Kaplan | WHITEFORT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LP (4) |
12.250000 | |
12.250000% |
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
Whitefort Capital Master Fund, LP's general partner is Whitefort Capital GP, LLC (the "GP"). The GP has delegated voting rights to Whitefort Capital Management, LP (the "Manager") pursuant to an investment management agreement. The Manager is controlled jointly by (1) Safida, LLC, which is, in turn, controlled by David Salanic, and (2) JK Advisors, LLC, which is, in turn, controlled by Joseph Kaplan.
12. Date of Completion
13. Place Of Completion
New York, NY, USA
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