14th Nov 2007 11:20
Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A.14 November 2007 13 November 2007 Banco Comercial Portugues informs about JPMorgan Group qualified participation In accordance with article 17 nr. 1 of the Portuguese Securities Code (Codigodos Valores Mobiliarios), Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. (BCP) hereby informsthat it has received a notice from JPMorgan Chase & Co., of 270 Park Avenue, NewYork, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries (the "Group") pursuant to art. 16of the above mentioned Code, informing the Group's disclosable qualifyingholdings in the issued share capital. "The total number of shares held by the Group, on 07 November 2007, increased inthe ordinary course of its trading activities to: 181,488,218 sharesrepresenting 5.026% of the issued share capital, of Banco Comercial Portugues,S.A. The increase in holding was due to purchase s by its subsidiary J.P. MorganSecurities Ltd, totalling 3,474,999 shares. These transactions were executed onthe Euronext Lisbon exchange. The entities, which have the holdings, are all subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase &Co. and there is no other entity to which the holdings may be attributable. Registered Number of shares Type of Instrument % of issued % of votingHolder share capital rights J.P. Morgan 764,464 Ordinary Shares 0.021% 0.021%InvestmentManagement Inc. JPMorgan Asset 161,602 Ordinary Shares 0.004% 0.004%Management (UK)Limited J.P. Morgan 180,562,152 Ordinary shares 4.99% 4.99%Securities Ltd. and Option related interest TOTAL NUMBER 181,488,218 TOTAL % 5.026% 5.026% " Banco Comercial PortuguesEnd of announcement This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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