28th Sep 2012 16:19
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: ( )
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): (X)
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See Schedule A.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
3 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 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 | 2,173,252 | 2,173,252 |
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 | 2,173,252 | 2,173,252 | 5.0536% | |||
B: 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 | No. of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | ||
Nominal | Delta | ||||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
2,173,252 | 5.0536% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A.
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:
15. Contact telephone number:
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities):
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities):
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email:
(213) 615-0469
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):
……………..
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name:
Gina Martinez
Contact address:
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email:
(213) 615-0469
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation):
Fax: (213) 615-4056
C: Additional information :
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC").
Related Shares:
GOG.L