28th Mar 2013 13:33
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:
Asian Total Return Investment Company plc
2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )
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: (X )
Other (please specify) :( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
25 March 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 March 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Group (Above 5%)
LGIM (Above 5%)
L&G (From 3% to 6%)
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
Ordinary Shares
5p | Number of shares 6,371,556 (L&G) Below 5% (LGIM) (As of 06/10/2009) | Number of voting rights6,371,556 (L&G) Below 5% (LGIM) (As of 06/10/2009) |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|
Number of shares
|
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights | ||
Direct
N/34,998,078 | Direct4,486,278 | Indirect511,800 | Direct6.05% | Indirect0.69% | |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) | % of voting rights |
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 | |
Nominal | Delta | |||||
Total (A+B +C)
Number of voting rights4,486,278 (L&G) 4,998,078 (LGIM)
| Percentage of voting rights 6.05% 6.74% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 4,998,078 -6.74% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 4,998,078 -6.74% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 4,998,078 -6.74% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 4,486,278 -6.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 4,123,690 -5.56% = PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ( 4,123,690 -5.56% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 74,091,141
14. Contact name:
John Spedding
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7658 3206
Date: 28 March 2013
Related Shares:
Schroder AsianLegal & General