GABELLI MERGER PLUS+ TRUST PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 22, 2017

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RNS Number : 2751X

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust PLC

22 November 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify)iii: In addition to the sale of 10,000 shares by GAMA on November 14, 2017, the issuer issued an additional 323,066 shares in a secondary offering on November 15, 2017.
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Associated Capital Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Delaware, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Cayman Islands
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			14 November 2017 and 15 November 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			15 November 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	59.792%				6,179,100
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	61.82%				6.189,100

8. 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 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares GB00BD8P0741		5,260,735		918,365			50.90%		8.89%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		6,179,100					59.792%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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) issuerxiii
Full chain 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 add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Mario J. Gabelli	59.792		59.792
GGCP, Inc.	59.792		59.792
Associated Capital Group, Inc.	59.792		59.792
GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd.	8.89		8.89
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
The controlling stockholder of GAMA Select Plus Master Fund, Ltd. ("GAMA") is Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC")  AC controls 50.90% of the issuer directly and 8.89% through its control of GAMA.  AC is controlled by GGCP, Inc. which in turn is controlled by Mr. Mario J. Gabelli

Place of completion	Rye, NY
Date of completion	15 November 2017

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