HTCF.L Regulatory News (HTCF)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund Limited

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

Other (please specify):

Passive Crossing

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Smith and Williamson Holdings Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv

As detailed in Section 9.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

21 October 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 October 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B13YVW48

12,397,815

12,397,815

-

-

12,397,815

11.97%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,397,815

11.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Investment Services Limited, subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 11,456,322 shares

BNP Paribas as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment Services Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 276,469 shares.

BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment Management (Ireland) Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 570,000 shares.

Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP as Investment manager for Corporation of Lloyds - 95,024

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

JTC (Guernsey) Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 1481 702 400