JMAT Johnson Matthey Plc

TIDMJMAT

RNS Number : 3393O

Johnson Matthey PLC

17 August 2017

 
       NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
 
 1     Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
        of existing shares to which voting rights are 
        attached: 
 
       Johnson Matthey Plc 
 
 2     Reason for the notification: 
 
       Completion of the court-sanctioned scheme of 
        arrangement and all-share merger under Part 26 
        of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen Asset Management 
        PLC and Standard Life plc which became effec-tive 
        on 14 August 2017. As a consequence various investment 
        management companies having dele-gated voting 
        rights across a number of client portfolios have 
        become affiliated entities (per FCA Glos-sary 
        definition) and threshold limits have been triggered. 
 
 3     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification 
        obligation: 
 
       Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated 
        investment management entities with delegated 
        voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios 
 
 4     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
        3.): 
 
       N/A 
 
 5     Date of the transaction (and date on which the 
        threshold is crossed or reached if different): 
 
       14 August 2017 
 
 6     Date on which issuer notified: 
 
       16 August 2017 
 
 7     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
       Standard Life Aberdeen plc - 8% 
 
 8     Notified details: 
 
       VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES: 
 
       Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN 
        CODE): 
 
       GB00BZ4BQC70 
 
       Situation previous to the triggering transaction: 
 
  Number of shares:                                       0 
 
  Number of voting 
   rights:                                                0 
 
       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: 
 
       Number of shares                                   N/A 
        (direct): 
 
       Number of voting                                   N/A 
        rights (direct): 
 
  Number of voting 
   rights (indirect):                                     17,236,597 
 
       % of voting rights                                 N/A 
        (direct): 
 
  % of voting rights 
   (indirect):                                            8.90% 
 
  Total voting rights:                                    17,236,597 (8.90%) 
 
 9     Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
        the voting rights and/or the financial instruments 
        are effectively held if applicable: 
 
  Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.96% 
  Ignis Investment Services Limited - 1.31% 
  Standard Life Wealth Limited - 0.04% 
  Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited - 0.36% 
  Aberdeen Asset Investments Limited - 1.23% 
 
  PROXY VOTING: 
 
 10    Name of the 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 
 
  As a result of the completion of the court-sanctioned 
   scheme of arrangement and all-share merger under 
   Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 of Aberdeen 
   Asset Management PLC and Standard Life plc which 
   became effective on 14 August 2017, this notification 
   details the assets under management of the new 
   Combined Group ('Standard Life Aberdeen plc') 
   as of the dates noted above. 
 
   In reference to section 9, the shares detailed 
   are managed by the named discretionary investment 
   management entity within multiple portfolios 
   on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment 
   management agreements whereby the client has 
   delegated the exercise of the voting power to 
   the referenced investment manager. 
 
 14    Contact Name: 
 
  Victoria Barlow, Deputy Company Secretary, Johnson 
   Matthey Plc 
 
 15    Contact Telephone Number: 
 
  020 7269 8431 
 
  17 August 2017 
 
 

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