2nd Dec 2014 17:05
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 | Serco Group plc GB0007973794 | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | n/a | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | n/a | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | n/a | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | ||||
Other (please specify): | The event triggering notification is the acquisition of UBS AG by UBS Group AG through the completion of a share transfer offer on 28 November 2014 in which the shareholders of UBS AG became shareholders of UBS Group AG and their shares in UBS AG were transferred to UBS Group AG. As a result, UBS Group AG controls UBS AG. Thus, UBS Group AG has become an indirect shareholder of Serco Group Plc. | Yes | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | UBS Investment Bank UBS Group AG | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | UBS AG UBS AG London Branch UBS Limited | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 28 November 2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 December 2014 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Above 3% | ||||
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 xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0007973794 | 16,949,915 | 16,949,915 | - | - | 17,661,299 | - | 3.22% | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
17,661,299 | 3.22% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out below.
UBS AG directly 424,000 (0.08%); and - directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 13,526,983 (2.46%); and - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 3,710,316 (0.68%)
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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: | Serco Group plc is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12 | |
14. Contact name: | Sarah Howfield, Assistant Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01256 744272 | |
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