REG-Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd SWEF: Holdings in Company

Starwood European Real Estate FinanceAnnouncement

21/11/2023 17:00

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   Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd (SWEF)
   SWEF: Holdings in Company

   21-Nov-2023 / 16:48 GMT/BST

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   TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

    

   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
   FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
                                                                               
   1a. Identity of the issuer or the            STARWOOD EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE
   underlying issuer of existing shares to               FINANCE LTD
   which voting rights are attachedii:
                                                               
   1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
   “X” if appropriate)
   Non-UK issuer                                                           x
   2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
   with an “X”)
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              
   An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                     x
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         
   Other (please specify)iii:                                               
   3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
   Name                                       Weiss Asset Management LP
   City and country of registered office (if  Wilmington, Delaware, USA
   applicable)
   4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
                                              Brookdale International Partners,
   Name                                       L.P., Brookdale Global
                                              Opportunity Fund
                                              Brookdale International Partners,
                                              L.P.: Albany, NY, USA
   City and country of registered office (if
   applicable)                                Brookdale Global Opportunity
                                              Fund: Grand Cayman, Cayman
                                              Islands
   5. Date on which the threshold was crossed November-14-2023
   or reachedvi:
   6. Date on which issuer notified           November-16-2023
   (DD/MM/YYYY):
   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                       % of voting  % of voting rights Total of
                         rights     through financial  both in  Total number of
                       attached to     instruments     % (8.A + voting rights
                      shares (total (total of 8.B 1 +    8.B)   of issuervii
                        of 8. A)          8.B 2)
   Resulting
   situation on the                  
   date on which      0.00                             5.54     356,848,128
   threshold was                    5.54
   crossed or reached
   Position of
   previous                                                
   notification (if                                              
                           N/A             N/A           N/A
   applicable)
                                                                         

    

   8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
   threshold was crossed or reachedviii
   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   Class/type   Number of voting rightsix           % of voting rights
   of                 Direct           Indirect         Direct       Indirect
   shares
                    (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of
   ISIN code        Directive         Directive       Directive     Directive
   (if             2004/109/EC)      2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)  2004/109/EC)
   possible)         (DTR5.1)         (DTR5.2.1)       (DTR5.1)     (DTR5.2.1)
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
   SUBTOTAL 8.                                                    
   A
    

    
   B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
   2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
                                              Number of voting
   Type of                 Exercise/          rights that may be
   financial    Expiration Conversion         acquired if the      % of voting
   instrument   datex      Periodxi           instrument is        rights

                                              exercised/converted.
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
                           SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                          
    

    
   B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
   13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
   Type of                 Exercise/    Physical or     Number of
   financial  Expiration   Conversion   cash            voting     % of voting
   instrument datex        Period xi                    rights     rights
                                        settlementxii
   CFD        N/A          N/A          Cash Settlement 19,773,687 5.54
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2  19,773,687 5.54
    
                                                                    

    

   9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation (please mark the

   applicable box with an “X”)
   Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by
   any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other        
   undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
   (underlying) issuerxiii
   Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
   rights and/or the
   financial instruments are effectively held starting with the            x
   ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add
   additional rows as necessary)
                        % of voting      % of voting rights   Total of both if
                        rights if it     through financial     it equals or is
         Namexv         equals or is     instruments if it     higher than the
                      higher than the   equals or is higher      notifiable
                         notifiable     than the notifiable       threshold
                         threshold           threshold
   Weiss Asset                                                 
   Management LP
   Brookdale
   International      0.00             3.26                   3.26
   Partners, L.P.
                                                               
   Weiss Asset                                                 
   Management LP
   Brookdale Global   0.00             2.28                   2.28
   Opportunity Fund
    
   10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
   Name of the proxy holder             
   The number and % of voting rights    
   held
   The date until which the voting      
   rights will be held
    
   11. Additional informationxvi
   Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global
   Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.
                                                                         

    

   Place of completion Boston, USA
   Date of completion  November-20-2023

    

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   ISIN:           GG00BPGJYV48
   Category Code:  HOL
   TIDM:           SWEF
   LEI Code:       5493004YMVUQ9Z7JGZ50
   OAM Categories: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be
                   disclosed under the laws of a Member State
   Sequence No.:   286401
   EQS News ID:    1778759


    
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