WTR.L Regulatory News (WTR)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Lazard World Trust Fund

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

February 1, 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

February 2, 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

19%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

LU0483266259

8,885,433

8,885,433

8,659,739

18.57%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Same as A

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Bryan Huntley, CCO

15. Contact telephone number:

804-525-1741

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

13 S. 13th St, Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone number & email

804-525-1741

bhuntley@1607capital.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Bryan Huntley

Contact address

Same as above

Phone number & email

Same as above

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Chief Compliance Officer

C: Additional information