Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6303G

Pacific Assets Trust PLC

24 October 2008

 



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:	Pacific Assets 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):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	SARASIN & PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd (Zurich) Fortis Banque Luxembourg SA (EFA) RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank S.A (Zurich) The Bank of New York (Brussels)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	23 October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14%
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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0006674385	16,528,000	16,528,000	16,878,000		16,878,000		14.26%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date		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
16,878,000			14.26%

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

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:	Steven Ross
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 628 8000

 

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