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RNS Number : 1416D
JPMorgan Asian Investment Tst PLC
17 March 2011
 



 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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): Tender offer and late return of shares by Custodian


X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii

City of London Investment Management Company Limited    

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

25 February, 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 March, 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

From 26  % to 25 %



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

GB0001320778 

46,571,149

46,571,149

N / A


43,279,815


25.73 %



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 






Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

43,279,815

25.73 %



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

All Voting Rights on all Shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Limited.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

City of London Investment Management Company Limited    

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:

Resulting situation based on voting rights of 168,235,868as published by the fund on the London Stock Exchange web site following the tender.

 

Situation previous to the triggering transaction represents the number of shares owned prior to the tender cut off of 2-21-2011.

 

The delay in disclosing was due to the discrepancies in shares accepted for tender via 5 Custodians.

 

14. Contact name:

Jay McKenna or Mike Sugrue

15. Contact telephone number:

Jay.McKenna@Citlon.com - 001-610-380-0121 OR

Michael.Sugrue@citlon.co.uk - 0207 860 8340

 


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