Lazard World Trust Fund : Holding(s) in Company - amendment

The announcement released on 20 December 2017 under RNS No. 9861Z has been amended to include the correct Total number of voting rights of the issuer - 46,635,770, rather than 36,383,493 as previously announced.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

ANNEXE A: Standard form for notification of major holdings

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 andto 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 SICAF (LU0483266259)
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify)iii: Revised for correction of number of voting rights of Issuer
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: Ironsides Partners LLC		City and country of registered office (if applicable):
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v:
Ironsides P Fund L.P.; Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund III L.P.
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:				Dec-14-2017
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	10.11%	2.80%	12.91%		46,635,770
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	12.96%	3.59%	16.55%

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 of shares 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

4,716,704

10.11%

SUBTOTAL A (Direct & Indirect)

4,716,704

10.11%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

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

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Contract for Difference

1,305,296

2.80%

SUBTOTAL B.2

1,305,296

2.8%

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 Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial 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 orheld 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 orheld 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

LU0483266259

10.11%

2.8%

12.91%

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

10. Additional informationxvi:

Done at

Boston, USA

On

Jan-12-2018