Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7936A

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

25 March 2013

 

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:				Baillie Gifford Japan 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					X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Bank of New York, Inc - Dir Personal CIBC-Mellon Canadian office Mellon Trust Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody Northern Trust Co. State Street bank & Trust Company State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		22 March 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		25 March 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		9%

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares GB0000485838

5,624,781

5,624,781

5,624,781

8.966%

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

none

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,624,781

8.966%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
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:	Based on 62,735,000 shares in issue (total voting rights)
14. Contact name:	Karen Bailey
15. Contact telephone number:	0131 275 3197

 

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