TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | JAPAN RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD | |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
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 the notification obligation: | Bank of America Corporation | |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Merrill Lynch International | |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 08 December 2015 | |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10 December 2015 | |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Above 5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
GG00B1FB3X85 | Below notifiable threshold | Below notifiable threshold | 11,157,702 | 11,157,702 | 0 | 5.264% | 0 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
instrument | date | Conversion Period | rights that may be | rights |
acquired if the | ||||
instrument is | ||||
exercised/ converted. | ||||
n/a |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercis e price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
n/a | Nominal | Delta | ||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
11,157,702 | 5.264% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Merrill Lynch International - 11,157,702 (5.264%)
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: | Kim Oakley |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 9960275 |
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