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21 Oct 2009 07:00
Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited
(the "Company")
Director Shareholding
The Board of the Company received notification today that Sniper Investments Limited ("Sniper Investments") acquired on 19 October 2009, a further 262,500 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at 94.0p per Ordinary Share.
Tom Ashworth and Martin Tacon, directors of the Company's Manager, Sniper Capital Limited, (the "Principals") have a beneficial interest in Sniper Investments. Tom Ashworth is also a non-executive director of the Company. Sniper Investments is therefore a connected person of both of the Principals.
Following this acquisition, Sniper Investments has a direct beneficial interest, and the Principals have an indirect beneficial interest, in the Company of 4,725,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.50% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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About Macau Property Opportunities Fund
Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited, which raised £105 million in a placing and commenced trading on AIM in 2006, is a closed-end investment fund registered in Guernsey. The Company's investment policy is to provide shareholders with an attractive total return through investing in property opportunities in one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic regions - Macau and the Western Pearl River Delta of Southern China.
The Fund is managed by Sniper Capital Limited, an independent investment manager that specialises in property investment opportunities in niche, undervalued and developing markets.
For further information:
Website: www.mpofund.com
Public Relations
Hogarth Partnership Limited
Andrew Jaques
Tel: +44 20 7357 9477
Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker
Collins Stewart Europe Limited
David Yovichic / Helen Goldsmith
Tel: +44 20 7523 8000
Joint Broker
Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Dru Danford
Tel: +44 20 7408 4090
Company Secretary & Administrator
Heritage International Fund Managers Limited
Mark Huntley / Laurence McNairn
Tel: +44 1481 716000
Manager
Sniper Capital Limited
Daisy Tang, Corporate & Investor Communications
Tel: +852 2292 6700
Email: info@snipercapital.com
www.snipercapital.com
Stock Codes:
Bloomberg: MPO LN
Reuters: MPO.L