Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5663F

British Empire Trust PLC

18 May 2017

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			British Empire Trust plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			JPMorgan Chase & Co.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Delaware, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			J.P. Morgan Securities plc
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			16 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			17 May 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.54%	1.46%		5.00%	119,730,665
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	N/A	N/A		N/A

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0001335081				4,242,945					3.54%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		4,242,945					3.54%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Right to recall						1,689,605			1.41%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			1,689,605			1.41%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	09/08/2017							53,338	0.04%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/01/2018							2,309	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/01/2018							340	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/01/2018							202	0.00%
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/01/2018							68	0.00%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			56,257	0.05%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
J.P. Morgan International Inc.
Bank One International Holdings Corporation
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited
J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited
J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings
J.P. Morgan Securities plc	3.54%		5.00%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
Chain of controlled undertakings: JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%) J.P. Morgan International Inc. (100%) Bank One International Holdings Corporation (100%) J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%) J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (72.73%) J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited (99.99%) J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings (100%) J.P. Morgan Securities plc (99.41%)

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	17 May 2017

 

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