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BH Global Limited - Completion of November 2009 Share Conversion

Hamilton, Bermuda - 23 December, 2009 - BH Global Limited (the "Company") announces that following the publication on 18 December 2009 of the final month-end net asset values for 30 November 2009, the following share conversion ratios have been determined in accordance with the articles of association of the Company for the purposes of the 30 November 2009 share conversion date:

 

0.907953

Sterling shares for each Euro share

0.603623

Sterling shares for each US Dollar share

1.101378

Euro shares for each Sterling share

0.664869

Euro shares for each US Dollar share

1.656662

US Dollar shares for each Sterling share

1.504055

US Dollar shares for each Euro share

 

On the basis of aggregate applications received and using the conversion ratios listed above, the following shares will be issued:

 

1,361,812 new Sterling shares of no par value

 

and the following shares will be cancelled:

 

1,172,145 Euro shares of no par value; and

492,947 US Dollar shares of no par value

 

all with effect from 23 December 2009.

 

Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") for the new shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.

 

Admission is expected to occur on 31 December 2009. Shareholder CREST accounts for converting shareholders are expected to be updated by 5.00pm on 23 December 2009.

 

Following issue and cancellation of the relevant shares, the total number of shares in issue in each class will be as follows:

 

-           5,392,188 Euro Shares

-           569,712 Euro Treasury Shares

-           26,766,139 US Dollar Shares

-           2,385,662 US Dollar Treasury Shares

-           31,461,725 Sterling Shares; and

-           2,422,287 Sterling Treasury Shares

 

The number of votes each share in the Company is entitled to on a poll at any general meeting of the Company was published by the Company on 23 May 2008 and will not change as a result of the conversions. These are:

 

US Dollar Share                      1

Euro Share                  1.57465

Sterling Share             1.97950

 

From 23 December 2009, the total number of voting rights in the Company (rounded down to the whole number) is 97,330,183.

 

Enquiries:

Northern Trust Int'l Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited

Andrew Maiden +44 (0)1481 745368

Website:          www.bhglobal.com