9th Nov 2007 14:32
Go-Ahead Group PLC09 November 2007 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |Go-Ahead Group PLC ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached(ii): | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | ||boxes) | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|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 the |Newton Investment Management ||notification obligation(iii): |Limited |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.)(iv): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on |07/11/07 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different)(v): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |08/11/07 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |Increase from 2.52% to 3.55% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |Purchase of 447,691 shares | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+------------------+-------------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous|Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |to the Triggering |transaction(vii) || |transaction (vi) | ||if possible +---------+--------+------+---------------------+--------------------+|using the |Number of|Number |Number|Number of voting |% of voting rights ||ISIN CODE |Shares |of |of |rights ix | || | |Voting |shares| | || | |Rights +------+----------+----------+---------+----------+| | |viii |Direct|Direct x |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | |xi | | |+------------+---------+--------+------+----------+----------+---------+----------+| Ordinary |1,099,690|2.52% |N/A |N/A |1,547,381 |N/A |3.55% || Shares | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | ||ISIN | | | | | | | ||GB0003753778| | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+------------+---------+--------+------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date xiii |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date xiv |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|1,547,381 |3.55% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Newton Investment Management Limited hold these shares as a discretionary ||Investment Manager. |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Asif S Lalani |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |+44 (0)20 7163 5115 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification ||obligation |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name (including legal form for legal |Newton Investment Management Ltd ||entities) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address (registered office for |Mellon Financial Centre ||legal entities) | || |160 Queen Victoria Street || | || |London EC4V 4LA |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |+44 (0)207 163 9000 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (at least legal |Rachel Wheeler ||representative for legal persons) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name |Newton Investment Management Ltd |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address |Mellon Financial Centre || | || |160 Queen Victoria Street || | || |London EC4V 4LA |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |+44 (0)207 163 9000 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (e.g. functional |Discretionary Investment Manager ||relationship with the person or legal | ||entity subject to the notification | ||obligation) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|C: Additional information |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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