Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0424Z

Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust PLC

23 May 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:						Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights										X
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:					South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:					18 May 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:					23 May 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:					7%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
GB0003920757	1,109,000		1,109,000	1,134,000		1,134,000		7.27

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

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

Percentage of voting rights

1,134,000

7.27%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

14. Contact name:

Valerie MacKenzie

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4133

 

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