TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
Alternative Assets Opportunities US Traded Life Interests
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| 2. Reason for the notification | State |
| | Yes/No |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | |
| which may result in the | |
| acquisition of shares already issued to which voting | |
| rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify): | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Rensburg Sheppards |
| notification obligation (iii): | Investment Management |
| | Limited |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | |
| different from 3.) (iv): | |
| | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on | 5 th May 2009 |
| which the threshold is crossed or reached | |
| if different) (v): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 8th May 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: | Nominee Holdings |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| Class/type of shares |Situation previous to |Resulting situation after the triggering |
| if possible using the ISIN CODE| the Triggering | transaction (vii) |
| | transaction (vi) | |
|--------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------|
| | Number | Number |Number |Number of voting | % of voting |
| | of | of | of | rights (ix) | rights |
| | Shares | Voting |shares | | |
| | | Rights | | | |
| | | (viii) | | | |
|--------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-----------------+---------------|
| Redeemable Preference Shares | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | | (x) | (xi) | | |
|--------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-------+---------+------+--------|
| GB0034353424 | 1,935,500 |1,935,500 | N/A | N/A |2,364,500| N/A | 5.91% |
|--------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-------+---------+------+--------|
| | | | | | | | |
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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
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| Type of |Expiration |Exercise/Conversion | Number of voting | % of |
|financial |date (xiii)| Period/ Date (xiv) | rights that may be |voting |
|instrument| | |acquired if the instrument|rights |
| | | | is exercised/converted | |
|----------+-----------+--------------------+--------------------------+-------|
| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) | |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 2,364,500 | 5.91 |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
(xv):
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| Client Holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% |
| owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited |
| |
| |
| |
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Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/a |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/a |
| hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/a |
| rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | |
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Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares (xvi)
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| A: Identity of the person or legal | |
| entity subject to the notification | |
| obligation | |
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| Full name (including legal form for | Rensburg Sheppards |
| legal entities) | Investment Management |
| | Limited |
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| Contact address (registered office | Quayside House |
| for legal entities) | Canal Wharf |
| | Leeds |
| | LS11 5PU |
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| Phone number | 0113 236 4171 |
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| Other useful information (at least | Mike Rigby (Head of |
| legal representative for legal | Compliance) |
| persons) | |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if | |
| applicable (xvii) | |
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| Full name | Philip Martin Beardwell |
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| Contact address | 2 Gresham Street |
| | London |
| | EC2V 7QN |
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| Phone number | 020 7597 1356 |
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| Other useful information (e.g. | Senior Compliance Manager |
| functional relationship with the | |
| person | |
| or legal entity subject to the | |
| notification obligation) | |
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| C. Additional Information | |
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| This Disclosure is made by Rensburg Sheppards Investment | |
| Management based on Nominee holdings in accordance with DTR | |
| 5.2.1(F) | |
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