RNS Number : 3723N
PME African Infrastructure Opps PLC
16 February 2009
 




16 February 2009

 

PME AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES PLC

(the "Company") (AIM: PMEA.L; PMEW.L)

 

The Company has been notified that, as at 11 February 2009, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary companieshave a notifiable interest in 22,880,387 ordinary shares of the Company, which represents 12.68% of the Company's issued share capital.

 


Further enquiries:


Principle Capital on behalf of          

Anne Dalen

+44 20 7240 3222

PME Infrastructure

 

 

Managers Limited

 

 

 

 

 

Smith & Williamson           

Siobhan Sergeant

+44 20 7131 4000

Corporate Finance Limited

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfax I.S. PLC           

James King

+44 20 7598 5368




Bell Pottinger           

Dan de Belder

+44 20 7861 3232

 

 

 

On behalf of

 

 

Helvetica (Isle of Man)

Clara Parisot       

+41 798 249 788

Company Limited           

 

 



Note to Editors:


-    PME African Infrastructure Opportunities plc ('PME') is a company investing in sub-Saharan African infrastructure and infrastructure related industries. Its shares were admitted to AIM in July 2007 raising US$180 million.


    PME was established to invest in sub-Saharan African infrastructure and infrastructure related industries with a view to generating attractive returns, principally through capital growth. It is targeting opportunities arising from years of under investment in sub-Saharan African infrastructure where that infrastructure will be instrumental in allowing the continent's economic development to continue to grow.


    The Investment Manager is PME Infrastructure Managers Limited ('PMEIM'). The Investment Manager is responsible for identifying new investment opportunities.


    PMEIM is a joint venture between Principle Capital Holdings S.A. (AIM: PCX.L), Unicos Partners LLP (holding company of the Helvetica Group of companies), Masazane Capital (Pty) Limited and the interests of Richard Bouma, CEO of PMEIM.


  

 

 

 

        

 

 


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