WTR.L Regulatory News (WTR)

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

Lazard World Trust Fund SICAF (LU0483266259)

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 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 thenotification obligation: iii

Ironsides Partners LLC

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

Ironsides P Fund L.P.

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

15 February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 February 2017

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

LU0483266259

2,210,517

2,210,517

2,366,704

5.1%

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

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

Contracts for Difference

N/A

29

November 2017

2,350,000

Nominal

Delta

5.0%

5.0%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,716,704

10.11%

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

Ironsides Partners LLC, a U.S. registered investment advisor, is an indirect holder of the shares and is entitled to exercise the above voting rights as the discretionary investment manager of Ironsides P Fund LP.

Ironsides P Fund LP is the direct holder of the above shares and the party to the contracts for difference.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

David S. Barnhart

15. Contact telephone number:

(617) 449-3129