30 Jan 2014 12:07
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:
The Go-Ahead Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
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 notification obligation:
J O Hambro Capital Management Group Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
28 January 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |
GB0003753778 | 2,210,133 | 2,210,133 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
GB0003753778 | 2,145,133 | 2,145,133 | 4.99% | |||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/ converted) | % of voting rights |
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
2,145,133 | 4.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Not Applicable
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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: Mark Purnell
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 747 8952