5th Nov 2012 11:00
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:
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):
31 October 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 7%
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 | 2,907,154 | 2,907,154 |
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 | 3,168,154 | 3,168,154 | 7.3672% | |||
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 |
3,168,154 | 7.3672% |
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:
Vivien Tan
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 Group International, Inc. ("CGII") and Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") will no longer report relevant holdings separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC").
Related Shares:
GOG.L