12th Sep 2007 07:00
Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A.11 September 2007 11 September 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, pursuant to art. 16 of the above mentioned Code, informing that one of itssubsidiaries, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd, increased its participation in BCPshare capital, on 5th September 2007, to more than 2%, and on the following day,6th September, the participation held by the same subsidiary, J. P. MorganSecurities Ltd, fell below 2%. The total number of shares held by the Group on 5th September 2007 was155,327,729 shares representing 4.301% of the issued share capital of the abovecompany, as detailed in the following table. Details of JPMorgan holdings on 5th September 2007 Registered Holder Number of shares Type of Instrument % of issued % of voting share capital rightsJ.P. Morgan Investment 794,953 Ordinary Shares 0.022% 0.022%Management Inc. JPMorgan Asset Management 161,602 Ordinary Shares 0.004% 0.004%(UK) Limited J.P. Morgan Whitefriars Inc. 76,364,259 Ordinary shares 2.114% 2.114% J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 78,006,915 Ordinary shares and 2.160% 2.160% Option related interest TOTAL NUMBER 155,327,729 TOTAL % 4.301% 4.301% The total number of shares held by the Group on 6th September 2007 was148,369,748 shares representing 4.108% of the issued share capital of the abovecompany, as detailed in the following table. Details of JPMorgan holdings on 6th September 2007 Registered Holder Number of shares Type of Instrument % of issued % of voting rights share capitalJ.P. Morgan 794,953 Ordinary Shares 0.022% 0.022%Investment ManagementInc. JPMorgan Asset 161,602 Ordinary Shares 0.004% 0.004%Management (UK)Limited J.P. Morgan 76,335,342 Ordinary shares 2.113% 2.113%Whitefriars Inc. J.P. Morgan 71,077,851 Ordinary shares and 1.968% 1.968%Securities Ltd. Option related interest TOTAL NUMBER 148,369,748 TOTAL % 4.108% 4.108% Banco Comercial Portugues End of announcement This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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