Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8015L

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC

16 January 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 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 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 notification obligation:

City of London Investment Management Company Limited

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

N/A

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

14 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 January 2009

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

16%

8. Notified Details:

Nominee Holdings

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Ordinary Shares GB0007918872	Number of shares 26,175,759	Number of voting rights  26,175,759

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
	26,767,974	Direct	Indirect 26,767,974	Direct	Indirect 16.01%

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
26,767,974	16.01%

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 Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Held through 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:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

John Spedding

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 3206

  Date:  16 January 2009

 

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