23 Apr 2008 13:22
PowerShares Global Funds IrelandPLC23 April 2008 STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT For Immediate Release 23 April 2008 PowerShares Global Funds Ireland plc (the "Company") Re: Purchase of ETF shares The Directors of the Company wish to announce the following in relation to thesub-funds of the Company noted below (the "Funds"): - A. Invesco Ltd. (registered office: Canon's Court 22, Victoria Street, HamiltonHM 12, Bermuda), is the ultimate parent company of Invesco PowerShares CapitalManagement Ireland Limited (the manager of the Company) (the "Manager") and assuch indirectly controls the Manager. B. As from 22 April 2008 Invesco Ltd. holds the following interests in theFunds: 1. an interest of 250,000 shares (US Dollar) in the PowerShares DynamicGlobal Developed Markets Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D9463), costing €1,480,000 andrepresenting 36% of the issued share capital of the PowerShares Dynamic GlobalDeveloped Markets Fund. 2. an interest of 250,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares Dynamic EuropeFund (ISIN: IE00B23D9570), costing €2,202,000 and representing 83% of the issuedshare capital of the PowerShares Dynamic Europe Fund. 3. an interest of 100,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares Palisades GlobalWater Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D9026), costing €818,000 and representing 12% of theissued share capital of the PowerShares Palisades Global Water Fund. 4. an interest of 200,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares FTSE RAFIDeveloped Europe Mid-Small Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D8Y98), costing €1,858,000 andrepresenting 67% of the issued share capital of the FTSE RAFI Developed EuropeMid-Small Fund. 5. an interest of 250,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares FTSE RAFIDeveloped 1000 Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D8W74), costing €2,165,000 and representing83% of the issued share capital of the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed 1000Fund. 6. an interest of 300,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares FTSE RAFI EuropeFund (ISIN: IE00B23D8X81), costing €2,517,000 and representing 75% of the issuedshare capital of the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Europe Fund. 7. an interest of 200,000 shares (Euro) in the PowerShares Global ListedPrivate Equity Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D8Z06), costing €1,578,000 and representing67% of the issued share capital of the PowerShares Global Listed Private EquityFund. 8. an interest of 1,700,000 shares (US Dollar) in the PowerShares DynamicUS Market Fund (ISIN: IE00B23D9240), costing €9,826,000 and representing 42% ofthe issued share capital of the PowerShares Dynamic US Market Fund. Enquiries Invesco Asset Management Tim Mitchell 020 7065 3555 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange