Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8325T

JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Invest Trust

12 June 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 Emerging Markets Investment 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 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): Changes to disclosure requirements		X
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.):	Banc One Investment Management IN Region Bank One Mellon Trust Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage Northern Trust Co. PFPC Trust Co State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust   State Street Bank - Custodian ETC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	11/06/09
6. Date on which issuer notified:	12/06/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	21%
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
GB0003418950	23,181,493	23,181,493			23,181,493		21.02%

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
GB00B3V4X029	31/07/14	01/08/09 to 31/07/14	3,863,582	17.52%

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
27,045,075	20.43%

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

Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of 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:	Based on the shares in issue of 110,303,742 for GB0003418950 and 22,059,783 for GB00B3V4X029
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, NY, 10112 - 6300
Phone number	0207 448 2666
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 2666
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Contact Legal & Compliance Department of Lazard Asset Management in London.

C:    Additional information

Notes 

 

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