Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7312K

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC

23 December 2008

 

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 AsiaPacific 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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

Decrease in the issued share capital.

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

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 if different):

17 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 December 2008

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

From 4% to 3% (L&G)

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 10p GB0007918872	Number of shares 7,658,764	Number of voting rights  7,658,764

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD	6,620,167	6,620,167		3.95%

B: 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
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
6,620,167	3.95%

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

a)	Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
b)	Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
c)	Legal &General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
d)	Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (6,620,167 - 3.95% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
e)	Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,984,405 - 3.567% = PMC)
f)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
g)	Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (5,984,405 - 3.57% = PMC)
h)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
i)	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 167,189,762

14. Contact name:

John Spedding

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 3206

  Date: 23 December 2008

 

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