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RNS Number : 9467M
JPMorgan Asian Investment Tst PLC
06 February 2009
 




TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

JP Morgan Asian 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 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):___________________________________________

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 One

Mellon Trust

Northern Trust Co

PFPC Trust Co

State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust

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

5 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 February 2009

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 using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0001320778


7,179,900



8,615,880


5.385%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

8,615,880

5.385%







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

Lazard Asset Management controls all the voting rights for this issuer


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

  N/a

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:

   

15. Contact telephone number:

   

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

  Lazard Asset Management LLC  

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

30 Rockefeller Plaza  57th Floor  New York   NY10112 - 6300

Phone number 

0207 448 2119

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Reporting for UK issuers is undertaken on behalf of Lazard Asset Management companies by Lazard Asset Management Limited in London   


 

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name 

Lazard Asset Management Limited  

Contact address 

50 Stratton Street   London W1J 8LL

Phone number 

0207 448 2119

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

   


 

C:    Additional information



Notes 


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