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:
Asian Total Return Investment Company plc
2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of 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) :( X ) Correction on voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Lazard Asset Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Bank of New York, Inc - Global Custody
JP Morgan Chase - SWIFT
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank - Custodian
State Street - Custody Master Trust
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
5 April 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
7 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Increase from 7% to 8%
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 | Number of shares | Number of voting rights
|
GB0008710799 N/A 5,811,120 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| Direct N/A | Direct
N/A | Indirect
5,946,218 | Direct
N/A | Indirect 8.151% |
| | | | | | |
B: Qualifying 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
|
| | | | |
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 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta |
Total (A+B +C)
Number of voting rights 5,946,218 | Percentage of voting rights
8.151% |
|
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
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: 7 April 2016