25th Feb 2016 15:53
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyJOHNSON MATTHEY PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, February 25
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES | ||||||
| 1 | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | |||||
| Johnson Matthey Plc | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification: | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||||
| 3 | Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | |||||
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investments GP LLC, Artisan Partners Holdings LP, and Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | ||||||
| 4 | Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | |||||
| Bank of America, Bank of New York, Brown Brother Harriman, CIBC Mellon, Fidelity, JP Morgan Chase, Mellon Bank, Northern Trust, Pictet & Cie, State Street Bank, US Bank | ||||||
| 5 | Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | |||||
| 23 February 2016 | ||||||
| 6 | Date on which issuer notified: | |||||
| 24 February 2016 | ||||||
| 7 | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | |||||
| Below 5% | ||||||
| 8 | Notified details: | |||||
| VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES: | ||||||
| Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE): | ||||||
| GB00BZ4BQC70 | ||||||
| Situation previous to the triggering transaction: | ||||||
| Number of shares: | 9,919,109 | |||||
| Number of voting rights: | 9,919,109 | |||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: | ||||||
| Number of shares (direct): | ||||||
| Number of voting rights (direct): | ||||||
| Number of voting rights (indirect): | 9,601,979 | |||||
| % of voting rights (direct): | ||||||
| % of voting rights (indirect): 4.96% | ||||||
| Total voting rights: 9,601,979 (4.96%) | ||||||
| 9 | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held if applicable: | |||||
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (“APLP”), a U.S. registered investment adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC ("Artisan LLC"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Artisan Holdings") is the sole member of Artisan LLC, and is the sole limited partner of APLP. Control of Artisan Holdings is vested in its general partner, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (“APAM”), organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.APAM is a publicly traded Company and has in issue three classes of common stock as well as preferred stock. No single undertaking is now in control of APAM.Artisan International Fund (“ARTIF”), is a series of Artisan Partners Funds Inc., a U.S. registered investment company. Certain officers and a director of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTIF has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTIF and to vote for ARTIF. ARTIF, as of February 23, 2016, was interested in 6,485,583 shares, representing 3.35% of the 4.96% disclosed above, of Johnson Matthey Plc. | ||||||
| PROXY VOTING: | ||||||
| 10 | Name of the proxy holder: | |||||
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | ||||||
| 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: | |||||
| Angela Purtill, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey Plc | ||||||
| 15 | Contact Telephone Number: | |||||
| 020 7269 8461 | ||||||
| 25 February 2016 | ||||||
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