JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC Holding(s) in Company (9137Z)

TIDMJPS TIDMJPSS
RNS Number : 9137Z
JPMorgan Japan Smaller Co Tst PLC
16 December 2014
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          JPMorgan Japan Smaller Companies 
  issuer                                               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                                   X 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject           Lazard Asset Management LLC 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                  JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT 
                                               Mellon Trust 
                                               Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody 
                                               Northern Trust Co. 
                                               State Street Bank - Custody Master 
                                               Trust 
                                               State Street Bank - Custodian ETC 
                                               State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC 
                                               US Bank NA 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         15 December 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           16 December 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Increase from 22% to 24% 
  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 triggering 
 of               to the triggering                     transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number               Number     Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of               of                  of          rights                   (x) 
                  Shares           Voting              shares 
                                   Rights 
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                                                       Direct     Direct      Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)        (xii) 
--------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  --------------- 
 
  GB0003165817                    10,235,777                                  11,541,329                  24.938% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                    Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)      Conversion Period            rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                        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 rights 
 financial          price          date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
                                                  (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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 11,541,329                                                     24.938% 
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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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   Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this 
   issuer. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                        N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Legal & Compliance Department 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 448 2165 
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