Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9865V

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

21 April 2016

 

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 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:

1607 Capital Partners, LLC

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

Northern Trust        3,601,338

BNY Mellon             2,056,319

State Street               794,815

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

19 April 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 April 2016

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

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 GB0008022849	Number of shares 4,202,472	Number of voting rights 4,202,472

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

	Number of shares	Number of voting rights				% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect 6,452,472			Direct	Indirect 5.16%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument None		Expiration date		Exercise/conversion period			No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/ converted		% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to		% of voting rights
None								Nominal		Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Same as A

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:

Andrea Davidson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7658 4430

    Date: 21 April 2016

 

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