Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0754Z

Henderson Asian Growth Trust plc

09 March 2012

 



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				Henderson Asian Growth 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):	Increase in issued market cap.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		SARASIN AND PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		The Bank of New York Mellon (Brussels (Pooled)) The Bank of New York Mellon (Brussels) BNP Paribas Security Services(Jersey) RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank (Luxembourg) RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank (Zurich) Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd (Zurich)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		08/03/2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		09/03/2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

GB0008710799

9547765

9547765

9397765

9397765

5.9172%

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

9397765

5.9172%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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:
15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	Sarasin & Partners LLP
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Juxon House 100 St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8BU
Phone number & email	0207038700
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Anne Yodaiken
Contact address	Juxon House 100 St Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8BU
Phone number & email	[e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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