Holding(s) in Company

2nd Apr 2008 11:34

Stagecoach Group PLC02 April 2008 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| | || | ||1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer|Stagecoach Group plc ||of existing shares to which voting rights are | ||attached: | |+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| || ||2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+| |X || | ||An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+| | || | ||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 |Vorlich (Trustees) Limited ||notification obligation: | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| | || | ||4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if |Betty Souter's 2008 Discretionary Trust ||different from 3): | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| | || | ||5. Date of transaction (and date on which |2 April 2008 ||the threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| | || | ||6. Date on which issuer notified: |2 April 2008 |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| | || | ||7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |Above 3% ||reached: | |+------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || || |+----------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+|Class/type|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||of shares |to the triggering | || |transaction | ||If +---------+---------+---------+----------------------+----------------------+|possible |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting |Percentage of voting ||use ISIN |shares |voting |shares |rights |rights ||code | |rights | +-----------+----------+-----------+----------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+----------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+|Ordinary |Nil |Nil |Nil |Nil |Nil |Nil |Nil ||shares of | | | | | | | ||56/57th | | | | | | | ||pence each| | | | | | | |+----------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+-----------+----------+| |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+----------+---------+---------+---------+-+-------+-+----------+---------+-+----------++----------+---------+---------+---------+-+-------+-+----------+---------+-+----------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments || || |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+----------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial | |conversion |rights that may|voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |be acquired (if| || | | |the instrument | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+----------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Unconditional |20 January 2010|2 April 2008 - |22,000,000 |3.09% ||commitment (with| |20 January 2010| | ||a right to call)| | | | ||to acquire | | | | ||ordinary shares | | | | ||of 56/57th pence| | | | ||each | | | | |+----------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|22,000,000 |3.09% |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Betty Souter's 2008 Discretionary Trust entered into an agreement on 2 April ||2008 whereby it is unconditionally committed to acquire 22,000,000 Ordinary ||Shares of 56/57th pence each from Brian Souter at any time between now and 20||January 2010. Betty Souter's 2008 Discretionary Trust is controlled by ||Vorlich (Trustees) Limited, a company limited by guarantee. |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|10. Name of proxy holder: |N/A || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy |N/A ||holder will cease to hold: | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will |N/A ||cease to hold voting rights: | || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |N/A || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|14 Contact name: |Alan Whitnall || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone name: |01738 642 018 || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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