27th Jun 2012 12:46
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 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 notification obligation:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
See additional information under 13.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
25 June 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
27 June 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below the threshold of 10%
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 | 4,309,864 | 4,309,864 |
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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
GB0003753778 | 15,900 | 15,900 | 4,261,362 | 0.037% | 9.909% |
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 |
4,277,262 | 9.946% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
Registered Owner
Chase Nominees Ltd | A/c 41407 | 96,629 |
State Street Nominees Limited | A/c XC7N | 261,876 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 683182 | 128,332 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 740190 | 14,165 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 739874 | 68,590 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited | A/c 740311 | 6,987 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA01 | 220,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA03 | 1,186,807 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA05 | 40,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA07 | 397,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 07197 | 15,900 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10479 | 936 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA12 | 13,900 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c ZLA14 | 2,974 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 34789 | 21,900 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10496 | 1,127,716 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10488 | 69,082 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 10495 | 500,000 |
Littledown Nominees Ltd | A/c 31348 | 104,468 |
14. Contact name:
Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)1793 363 751
Related Shares:
GOG.L