REG - British Empire Trust - Holding(s) in Company

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07/03/2018 17:35

RNS Number : 0415H
British Empire Trust PLC
07 March 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
British Empire Trust PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Share buy back
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Lazard Asset Management LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
New York, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
J.P. Morgan Chase - Swift
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC
State Street Bank -Custody Master Trust
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
6 March 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
7 March 2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
7.994%
N/A
7.994%
114,697,306
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
8.001%
8.001%
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0001335081
9,169,518
7.994%
SUBTOTAL 8. A
9,169,518
7.994%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Physical or cash
settlement
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Name
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Lazard Asset Management LLC
7.994%
7.994%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information
Contact name: Legal & Compliance Department
Contact telephone number: 0207 448 2165
Place of completion
Lazard Asset Management Limited
Date of completion
7 March 2018

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