SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC Holding(s) in Company (6412C)

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RNS Number : 6412C

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

18 April 2017

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Wells Capital Management, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

N/A

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

13 April 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 April 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE   Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
  GB0008022849                                    Number of shares       Number of voting rights 
 
                                                                          6,277,080 
                                                   6,277,080 
 
 
 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 
  Number of shares  Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights 
  Direct            Direct                   Indirect        Direct              Indirect 
 
   6,227,080                                 6,227,080                           4.98% 
 
 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/conversion   No. of voting        % of voting 
  financial     date         period                rights that          rights 
  instrument                                       may be acquired 
                                                   if the instrument 
                                                   exercised/ 
                                                   converted 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of        % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting rights    rights 
  instrument                            period        instrument 
                                                      refers to 
                                                                      Nominal   Delta 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
 6,227,080                 4.98% 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (:)

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Wells Capital Management

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will dispose:

50,000

12. Date on which proxy holder dispose voting rights:

13 April 2017

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Ria Vavakis

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 2371

Date: 18 April 2017

LEI Number: 549300SSPK3AXNJOC673

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