Atrium European Real Estate Limited
EANS-Adhoc: Atrium European Real Estate Limited Notification of interest in shares and disclosure according to Sec 93 para 2 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- other 28.08.2013 Notification of interest in shares and disclosure according to Sec 93 para 2 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution Ad hoc announcement - Jersey, 28 August 2013. Atrium European Real Estate Limited ("Atrium") with its principal office in Jersey hereby announces that it has been notified by Gazit Globe Ltd on behalf of its affiliate Gazit Gaia Ltd ("Gazit Gaia"), and by CPI CEE Management LLC on behalf of CPI CEE Co-Invest 3 Limited and the consortium managed by CPI CEE Management LLC (such consortium consists of CPI CEE Co-Invest 1 Limited and CPI CEE Co-Invest 2 Limited, and is controlled by Apollo Global Real Estate Management LP, an affiliate of Apollo Global Management LLC) that following the completion of the acquisition of 20,416,463 additional ordinary shares in Atrium by Gazit Gaia from CPI CEE Co-Invest 3 Limited, as of August 28th, 2013, the number of Atrium ordinary shares held by Gazit Gaia has increased to 44,394,630. As a result of this transaction Gazit-Globe Ltd will hold (through its affiliates Gazit Gaia and Gazit Midas Ltd.) 149,325,178 Atrium ordinary shares and CPI CEE Management LLC (and the consortium managed by CPI CEE Management LLC) will hold 52,069,621 Atrium ordinary shares. According to Sec 93 para 2 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (Börsegesetz) Atrium announces that as a result of the above mentioned transaction the direct and indirect percentage of voting rights in Atrium held by Gazit Gaia has reached 11.9%, and thus exceeded the reporting threshold of 10% set forth in the Austrian Stock Exchange Act. Accordingly the direct and indirect percentage of voting rights in Atrium held by CPI CEE Co-Invest 3 Limited has fallen from 5.45% to 0%, and the percentage of voting rights in Atrium held by the consortium managed by CPI CEE Management LLC has fallen from 19.35% to 13.90%. The respective shareholding has therefore fallen below the 4% and 15% reporting thresholds set forth in the Austrian Stock Exchange Act. The total number of voting rights held by Gazit Globe Ltd (through affiliates) and by CPI CEE Management LLC (and the consortium managed by CPI CEE Management LLC) in Atrium is not affected by the above mentioned transaction, and therefore remains to be above 50%, however, below 75%. For further information: FTI Consulting Inc: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 Richard Sunderland atrium@fticonsulting.com This ad hoc announcement appears as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security. Atrium is established as a closed-end investment company domiciled in Jersey. Atrium is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. Further inquiry note: For further information: FTI Consulting Inc.: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 Richard Sunderland Will Henderson Richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Atrium European Real Estate Limited Seaton Place 11-15 UK-JE4 0QH St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 mail: richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com WWW: http://www.aere.com sector: Real Estate ISIN: JE00B3DCF752 indexes: Standard Market Continuous stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English