John Laing Infrastructure Fund Holding(s) in Company (2465B)

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RNS Number : 2465B

John Laing Infrastructure Fund

31 March 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                            John Laing Infrastructure 
  the underlying issuer                                                           Fund Ltd 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             ü 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                         Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency         ü 
  specify):                                            Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                             Schroders plc & Schroder & 
  subject to the                                                               Co. Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                     29.03.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                        31.03.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                   Above 10% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number          Number of                   % of voting 
                 of                          of                of shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting                            rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                              Direct          Direct      Indirect        Direct     Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)         (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  --------------  ----------  --------------  ---------  ----------- 
   Ordinary            89,364,161             89,242,061       113,374,838       N/A       113,252,738      N/A       11.453% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  --------------  ---------  ----------- 
 GG00B4ZWPH08 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                                 acquired if 
                                                                                 the 
                                                                                 instrument 
                                                                                 is 
                                                                                 exercised/ 
                                                                                 converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                   xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                            Nominal                    Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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                         113,252,738                                                        11.453% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Schroder & Co. Limited 53,451,098 5.405% 
 
   Schroders (C.I.) Limited 9,389,462 0.950% 
 
   Schroder Investment Management Limited 50,311,844 5.088% 
 
   Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 
   100,334 0.010% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                                The shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                   section 9 are held in portfolios 
                                                                managed by those firms on 
                                                                a discretionary basis for 
                                                                clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. This 

                                                                disclosure has been calculated 
                                                                based on issue share capital 
                                                                amount 988,830,161. 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                           Chloe Talbot 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7658 6000 
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