For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares Pacific Assets
to which voting rights are attached:ii Trust plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result No
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to No
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify): No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Lazard Asset Management LLC
obligation:iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv MELLON TRUST
MORGAN STANLEY PRIME BROKERAGE
NORTHERN TRUST CO
STATE STREET BANK - CUSTODY MASTER TST
STATE STREET BANK - MASTER TR-ETC
STATE STREET BANK - CUSTODIAN - ETC
BANK OF NEW YORK, INC - GLOBAL CUSTODY
JP MORGAN CHASE - SWIFT
COMERCIA BANK
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 4 September 2014
is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 September 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Decrease From 19% to 18%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering the triggering
transaction transaction
if possible using Number Number % of voting
the ISIN CODE Number of Number of rights x
of Voting of voting
Shares Rights shares rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ordinary
22,255,971 22,155,971 18.961%
GB0006674385
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
period xviii refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
22,155,971 18.961%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
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: n/a
14. Contact name: Legal & Compliance Department
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7 448 2119© 2014 PR Newswire
