10th Oct 2007 10:53
Japan Residential Inv. Co. Ltd10 October 2007 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1) Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: JAPAN RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED (2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (YES) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO) Other (please specify): (NO) (3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AVIVA PLC & ITS SUBSIDIARIES (4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)): REGISTERED HOLDER: BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LIMITED 10,940,000* CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LIMITED 8,205,000* CUIM NOMINEE LIMITED 8,205,000* * DENOTES DIRECT INTEREST (5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (if different): 2 OCTOBER 2007 (6) Date on which issuer notified: 3 OCTOBER 2007 (7) Threshold that is crossed or reached: 26% TO 27% CHANGES AT DIRECT INTEREST LEVEL (8) Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to theof shares Triggering transaction Resulting situation after the Number of triggering transactionusing the Number of Voting Number of Number of Voting % of votingISIN code Shares Rights Shares Rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORDINARY 26,600,000 26,600,000 27,350,000 27,350,000 N/A 27.35% N/ASHARESGG00B1FB3X85 B: Financial instrumentsN/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights27,350,000 27.35% (9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: SEE SECTION 4 Proxy Voting: (10) Name of the proxy holder: SEE SECTION 4 (11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: N/A (12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights: N/A (13) Additional information: FIGURES BASED ON A TOTAL UMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS OF 100,000,000 (14) Contact name: NEIL WHITTAKER (15) Contact number: 01603 684420 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
JRIC.LAviva