21st Oct 2015 13:36
For filings with the FSA 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:
Rathbone Brothers PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Rathbone Brothers PLC
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
Rathbones Investment Management International Limited
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
16th October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20th October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
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 N./A | Number of voting rightsN/A
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
Direct 6,254,245 | DirectN/A | Indirect6,254,245
| DirectN/A | Indirect5.00% | ||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
N/A | Expiration date N/A | Exercise/conversion period
N/A | No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/ convertedN/A | % of voting rights N/A |
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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 | |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
6,254,245 | 5.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*
Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 4.77428%
Rathbone Investment Management International Ltd 0.22878%
* Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.
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:
John Spedding
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7658 3206
Date: 21 October 2015
Related Shares:
RathboneSchroder Japan