13 Jun 2017 17:58
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:
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
State Street - Custody Master Trust
Northern Trust Co.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
9 June 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 June 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Decrease from 7% to 6%
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 rights8,751,282
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect8,745,475
| Direct | Indirect6.996% | ||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
8,745,475 | 6.996% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
Ria Vavakis
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7658 2371
Date: 13 June 2017
Schroder Japan (SJG)