JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC Holding(s) in Company (4762R)

TIDMJPS TIDMJPSS

RNS Number : 4762R

JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC

09 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     JPMorgan Japan Smaller 
  the underlying issuer                                            Companies Trust plc 
  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 
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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                                              Shares outstanding figure increased         X 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Lazard Asset Management LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                   JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT 
                                                                Mellon Trust 
                                                                Morgan Guaranty - Personal 
                                                                Custody 
                                                                Northern Trust Co. 
                                                                State Street Bank - Custody 
                                                                Master Trust 
                                                                State Street Bank - Custodian 
                                                                ETC 
                                                                State Street Bank - Master 
                                                                Tr - ETC 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   08 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      09 December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Decrease from 25% to 22% 
  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) 
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  GB0003165817                     12,507,082                                   12,507,082                  22.568% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument          date            Conversion                        rights that                rights 
                      (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 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 12,507,082                                            22.568% 
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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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   Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting 
   rights held of this issuer. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                            N/A 
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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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Legal & Compliance Department 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            0207 448 2085 
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