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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
JPMorgan Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
YES |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Chase Nominees Limited |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
Chase Nominees Limited |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
27 October 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 October 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
Above 12% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Ordinary shares GB0007416000 |
2,542,572 |
2,542,572 |
2,687,587 |
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2,687,587 |
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13.70% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights xix, xx |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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2,687,587 |
13.70% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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JPMorgan Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc announces that JPMorgan Equity Plan Managers Limited has a notifiable interest in 2,687,587 shares. These shares are held on behalf of participants in the JPMorgan investment trust savings products. JPMorgan Equity Plan Managers Limited has a notifiable interest in these shares because, in certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations agreed with the Takeover Panel to ensure compliance with the Takeover Code, JPMorgan is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares if the relevant plan participants do not do so. |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
N/A |
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N/A |
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14. Contact name: |
Victoria Sworn |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7742 3453 |