Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9689H

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

02 March 2010

 



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:

Funds under the discretionary management of Laxey Partners Limited

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

Credit Suisse Client Nominees UK Limited

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

25 February 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 March 2010

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

Over 5%

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 N/A	Number of voting rights N/A

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
		6,432,248	Direct 6,432,248	Indirect	Direct 5.15%	Indirect

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
6,432,248	5.15%

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:

Jonathan McGuire

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 3496

     Date: 2 March 2010

 

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