3rd Apr 2012 14:45
The following replaces the Holding in Company announcement released at 16.15 on 28 March 2012 under RNS number 2896A following a further amending notification received from Elliott International on 2 April 2012.
The CFD holding should have been shown as 12,565,537 and the date of the transaction should have been shown as 21 March instead of 22 March 2012.
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | National Express Group PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | No | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Yes | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||||
Other (please specify): | No | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | N/A | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 21st March 2012 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27th March 2012 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 20% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Ordinary Shares GB0006215205 | 90,002,031 | 90,002,031 | 90,002,031 | 90,002,031 |
17.588%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
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CFD over Ordinary Shares GB0006215205 |
12,565,537 | 2.456% |
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
102,567,568 | 20.04345% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Holding consists of the following positions: Shares - GB0006215205 Ordinary shares - 90,002,031 shares CFD - 12,565,537 shares
Total equivalent ords = 102,567,568
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Dianne Robinson | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0121 460 8629 | |
Related Shares:
NEX.L