12th May 2011 11:15
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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
See additional information under 13.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
10 May 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 May 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above the threshold of 10%
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 | 2,335,693 | 2,335,693 |
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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
GB0003753778 | 18,500 | 18,500 | 4,284,959 | 0.043% | 9.964% |
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 |
4,303,459 | 10.007% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd
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:
Registered Owner
Chase Nominees Ltd A/c 41407 80,354
State Street Nominees Ltd A/c XC7N 326,126
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA01 135,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA03 1,800,606
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA05 38,400
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA07 402,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07197 18,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 1,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA12 15,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c ZLA14 4,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 33,200
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 961,623
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 96,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 295,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 96,650
14. Contact name:
Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle group
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)1793 363 751
Related Shares:
GOG.L