NEWS RELEASE
Japan Residential Inv. Co. Ltd
17 March 2008
Japan Residential Investment Company Limited ("the Company")
TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1) Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
JAPAN RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
(2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (NO)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)
Other (please specify): (YES) Merger of iimiaMitonOptimalplc & Midas CaptialPartners Ltd (06/03/08)
(3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
MIDAS CAPITAL PLC
(4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)):
(seeSection 9 below)
(5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (if different):
6 March 2008
(6) Date on which issuer notified:
12 March 2008
(7) Threshold that is crossed or reached:
5%
(8) Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of | Situation previous to the | ||||||
shares | Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of | |||||||
using the | Number of | Voting | Number of | Number of Voting | |||
ISIN code | Shares | Rights | Shares | Rights | % of voting rights | ||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
ORDINARY SHARES | N/A | N/A | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | N/A | 6.00% | N/A |
B: Financial instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of Financial | Expiration | Exercise / | Number of | % of voting |
Instrument | Date | Conversion | voting rights | Rights |
Period / | that may be | |||
Date | acquired is the | |||
instrument is | ||||
exercised / | ||||
converted | ||||
N/A | ||||
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
6,000,000 | 6.00% |
(9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
CF Milton Special Situations Portfolio (Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392474)
Proxy Voting:
(10) Name of the proxy holder:
(11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:
(12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights:
(13) Additional information:
iimiaplc, Milton Asset Management Ltd and Midas Capital Partners Ltd are all subsidiaries of Midas Capital plc
(14) Contact name:
Helen Craig
(15) Contact number:
01392 475972
Enquiries: | ||
K.K. Halifax Asset Management | Fairfax I.S. PLC | Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited |
Alec Menikoff | John Korwin-Szymanowski | AzhicBasirov |
+81 (0) 3 5408 8784 | +44 (0)20 7460 4376 | +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
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