Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7172B

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

30 October 2009

 

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 Japan Growth 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 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) : ( )

Decrease in the issued share capital.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

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

BNY

10,497,548

Northern Trust

1,906,801

State Street

1,286,685

Bank of New York

111,648

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

27 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 October 2009

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

11%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Ordinary Shares 10p GB0008022849	Number of shares 12,802,825	Number of voting rights  12,802,825

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	13,802,682	Direct	Indirect 13,802,682	Direct	Indirect 11.04%

B: 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
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
13,802,682	11.04%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

John Spedding

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 3206

  Date: 30 October 2009

 

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