Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9720B
JPMorgan European Smaller Co.
12 October 2015
 

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:
ii

JPMorgan European Smaller Companies 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:
iii

Lazard Asset Management LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

J.P. Morgan Chase - SWIFT

Mellon Trust

Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody

Northern Trust Co.

State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC

State Street Bank - Master Tr -ETC

State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust

US Bank NA

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

 09 October 2015     

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 October 2015    

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Decrease from 14% to 13%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

GB0003419693


22,549,063



22,371,063


13.969%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

22,371,063

13.969%



 

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

 

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:


14. Contact name:

Legal & Compliance Department

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 448 2119



 

 


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