SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC Holding(s) in Company (2636M)

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RNS Number : 2636M

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

26 April 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                    Schroder Japan Growth Fund 
  or the underlying issuer                                                 PLC 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Lazard Asset Management LLC 
 City and country of registered                     New York, United States of 
  office (if applicable)                             America 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT 
                                                     State Street - Custody Master 
                                                     Trust 
                                                     Northern Trust Co. 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     25 April 2018 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   26 April 2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             5.976%                     N/A               5.976%             125,008,202 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)            6.996%                     N/A               6.996% 
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  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
   date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)     % of voting rights 
   of 
   shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                       Direct         Indirect                  Direct                   Indirect 
                      (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of               (Art 9 of                 (Art 10 of 
                      Directive       Directive                Directive                 Directive 
                     2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                       (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
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  GB0008022849                      7,470,218                                         5.976% 
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  SUBTOTAL 
   8. A                       7,470,218                                  5.976% 
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  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
   of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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  Type of           Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date(x)         Conversion      rights that                       rights 
  instrument                         Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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                                    SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                     B 1 
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  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
   according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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  Type of          Expiration       Exercise/       Physical          Number          % of voting 
   financial       date(x)          Conversion      or cash           of voting        rights 
   instrument                       Period          settlement(xii)   rights 
                                    (xi) 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                        X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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     Name(xv)        % of voting              % of voting                     Total of both 
                    rights if it             rights through                    if it equals 
                    equals or is         financial instruments                 or is higher 
                     higher than              if it equals                 than the notifiable 
                         the                  or is higher                      threshold 
                     notifiable           than the notifiable 
                      threshold                threshold 
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 Lazard Asset 
  Management LLC    5.976%                                            5.976% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder           N/A 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 

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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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   Benjamin Hanley - 0207 658 3847 
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 Place of completion   London, England 
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 Date of completion    26 April 2018 
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