28th Apr 2008 15:01
Go-Ahead Group PLC28 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: 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 financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Newton Investment Management 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 ifdifferent): 25/04/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28/04/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Increase from 8.94% to 9.10% 8. Notified Details: Purchase of 69,278 shares A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0003753778 3,811400 8.94% Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of votinguse ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0003753778 N/A N/A 3,880678 N/A 9.10% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,880,678 9.10% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Newton Investment Management Limited hold these shares as a discretionaryInvestment Manager Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: 14. Contact name: Asif S Lalani 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7163 5115 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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