JPMorgan US Smaller Co. IT Holding(s) in Company (4505D)

TIDMJUSC

RNS Number : 4505D

JPMorgan US Smaller Co. IT

26 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      JPMorgan US Smaller Companies 
  the underlying issuer                                                     Investment 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                               YES 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                Chase Nominees Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           Chase Nominees Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                        26 April 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                           26 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                            Below 3% 
  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 
 shares 
 GB00BJL5F346   6,085,700         6,085,700          6,085,700                  0                           0% 
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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 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 0                                                     0% 
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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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 Chase Nominees Limited announces that J.P. Morgan Trustee 
  & Administration Services Limited has a notifiable interest 
  in 6,085,700 Ordinary shares. These shares are held 
  on behalf of participants in the JPMorgan investment 
  trust savings products. J.P. Morgan Trustee & Administration 
  Services Limited has a notifiable interest in these 
  shares because, in certain circumstances and subject 
  to certain limitations agreed with the Takeover Panel 
  to ensure compliance with the Takeover Code, JPMorgan 
  is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to 
  the Ordinary shares if the relevant plan participants 
  do not do so. 
 
  JPMorgan was entitled to exercise the voting rights 
  attached to these Ordinary shares in relation to the 
  Company's Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 26th 
  April 2017. This entitlement has now ceased following 
  the conclusion of the Company's 2017 Annual General 
  Meeting. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                    N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                  N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                                                      N/A 
  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Lucy Dina 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                              020 7742 4000 
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