WTR.L Regulatory News (WTR)

Form to be used for the purposes of notifying a change in major holdings pursuant to the modified law and grand-ducal regulation of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers of securities (referred to as "the Transparency Law" and "the Transparency Regulation")

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the CSSF)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Lazard World Trust Fund

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

 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 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 applicable): Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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

Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

Jan-16-2019

6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 7.B.1 + 7.B.2)

Total of both in % (7.A + 7.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

6.32%

0.00%

6.32%

46,635,770

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Below 5%

7. 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 ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 8 of the

Transparency Law)

Indirect

(Art 9 of the

Transparency Law)

Direct

(Art 8 of the

Transparency Law)

Indirect

(Art 9 of the Transparency Law)

LU0483266259

2,946,688

6.32%

SUBTOTAL A

(Direct & Indirect)

2,946,688

6.32%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 12(1)(a) of the Transparency Law

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 12(1)(b) of the Transparency Law

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B.2

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation:

(please tick the applicable box)

 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) issuer.xiii

 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please provide a separate organisational chart in case of a complex structure):

N°

Namexv

% of voting rights held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable

threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments held by ultimate controlling person or entity or held directly by any subsidiary if it equals or is higher than the notifiable

threshold

Total of both

Directly controlled by (use number(s) from 1st column)

1

Weiss Asset Management LP

Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

Below 5%

0.00%

Below 5%

2

Weiss Asset Management LP

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund

Below 5%

0.00%

Below 5%

9. In case of proxy voting:

The proxy holder named will cease to hold % and number of voting rights as of .

10. Additional informationxvi:

Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

Done at

Boston, USA

On

Jan-21-2019