Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7326D

Asian Total Return Invest Co PLC

01 May 2013

 



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: (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:

F&C Asset Management plc

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

See section 9 below

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

26 April 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 April 2013

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
Ordinary Shares	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0008710799                   3,663,507                             3,663,507

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct    N/3	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
3,853,507                                                          3,853,507                                           5.20%

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 financial instrument	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 rights 3,853,507	Percentage of voting rights 5.20%

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

F&C Asset Management plc:-
Client	No. of voting rights	% of total voting rights	Registration name
FL Investment Trust Fund	2,475,000	3.34	HSBC GS Nominees Limited
Remaining clients hold <3% each

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

F&C Asset Management plc

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:  1 May 2013

 

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