For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc
2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
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 notification obligation:
City of London Investment Management Company Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
-
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
23 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 12%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Ordinary Shares
GB0007918872 |
Number of shares 20,286,728 |
Number of voting rights |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct
20,601,728 |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights |
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Delta |
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Total (A+B +C)
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
20,601,728 |
12.2% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
All voting rights on all shares are controlled by City of London Investment Management Company Limited.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
City of London Investment Management Company Limited
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:
Ria Vavakis
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7658 2371
Date: 29 March 2016