Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMMJT TIDM41PZ 
 
RNS Number : 9236S 
Melchior Japan Investment Trust PLC 
17 September 2010 
 

 
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii): 
 
MELCHIOR JAPAN INVESTMENT TRUST 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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: () 
 
Other (please specify): () 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 
 
Deutsche Bank AG 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 
 
 
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v): 
 
16 SEPTEMBER 2010 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
17 SEPTEMBER 2010 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
3% 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+--------------+--------+--------+ 
| Class/type   |    Situation    | 
| of shares    |previous to the  | 
| if           |   Triggering    | 
| possible     |  transaction    | 
| using the    |      (vi)       | 
| ISIN CODE    |                 | 
+--------------+-----------------+ 
|              | Number | Number | 
|              | of     | of     | 
|              | shares | voting | 
|              |        | Rights | 
|              |        | (viii) | 
|              |        |        | 
+--------------+--------+--------+ 
|  Ordinary    | Below  | Below  | 
|    Shares    |  3%    |  3%    | 
|GB00B104VL60  |        |        | 
|              |        |        | 
+--------------+--------+--------+ 
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) 
 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
| Class/type of     | Number of      | Number of voting rights  | % of voting       | 
| shares if         | shares         |                          | rights (x)        | 
| possible using    |                |                          |                   | 
| the ISIN CODE     |                |                          |                   | 
+-------------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------+ 
|                   |                | Direct    | Indirect     | Direct | Indirect | 
|                   |                | (xi)      | (xii)        |        |          | 
|                   |                |           |              |        |          | 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
|  Ordinary Shares  |   2,925,000    |2,925,000  |     N/A      |3.352%  |   N/A    | 
|   GB00B104VL60    |                |           |              |        |          | 
|                   |                |           |              |        |          | 
+-------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------+----------+ 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) 
 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration  | Exercise/Conversion | Number of       | % of voting | 
| financial  | Date (xiii) | Period (xiv)        | voting rights   | rights      | 
| instrument |             |                     | that may be     |             | 
|            |             |                     | acquired if the |             | 
|            |             |                     | instrument is   |             | 
|            |             |                     | exercised/      |             | 
|            |             |                     | converted.      |             | 
|            |             |                     |                 |             | 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
|    N/A     |    N/A      |        N/A          |      N/A        |    N/A      | 
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
+------------+----------+-------------+------------+-------------+---------+-------+ 
| Type       | Exercise | Expiration  | Exercise/  | Number of   | % of            | 
| of         | price    | date (xvii) | Conversion | voting      | voting          | 
| financial  |          |             | period     | rights      | rights          | 
| instrument |          |             | (xviii)    | instrument  | (xix, xx)       | 
|            |          |             |            | refers to   |                 | 
+------------+----------+-------------+------------+-------------+-----------------+ 
|            |          |             |            |             | Nominal | Delta | 
+------------+----------+-------------+------------+-------------+---------+-------+ 
|    N/A     |   N/A    |    N/A      |    N/A     |    N/A      |         |       | 
+------------+----------+-------------+------------+-------------+---------+-------+ 
 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
+-----------+--------+ 
| Number    | % of   | 
| of        | voting | 
| voting    | rights | 
| rights    |        | 
|           |        | 
+-----------+--------+ 
|2,925,000  |3.352%  | 
+-----------+--------+ 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 
 
N/A 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
 
N/A 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
 
N/A 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
N/A 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
Andy Harris 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
[phone] 
Date: 17 SEPTEMBER 2010 
 
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