SAR 3 - Advance Developing

18 Apr 2006 12:14

City of London Investment Group PLC18 April 2006 FORM SAR 3 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC Beneficial owner, if different from above N/A Names of any other persons acting by agreement N/Aor understanding (see SAR 5) Company dealt in ADVANCE DEVELOPING MARKETS Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY Date of acquisition 13TH APRIL 2006 Number of shares acquired 587,500 Number of rights over shares acquired # N/A Nature of rights over shares N/A Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of 12,722,480 (16.11%)total voting shares in issue) Total holding of rights over shares (and N/Apercentage of total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of 12,722,480 (16.11%)voting shares and rights over shares Date of disclosure 18TH APRIL 2006 Contact name OLIVER MARSCHNER Telephone number 0207 860 8340 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of the SARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange