21st Dec 2016 16:15
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Serco Group plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 15.12.2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21.12.2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5%* | |||
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 | |||||||||||
GB0007973794 | 2,960,552 | 2,960,552 | 3,482,923 | 3,482,923 |
| 0.32% |
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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 | |||||||||||
Right of recall over securities lending agreements | N/A | N/A | 35,407,850 | 3.22% | |||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 28.11.2017 | N/A | 19,115,833 | N/A | 1.74% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 14.09.2017 | N/A | 593,892 | N/A | 0.05% | |||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
58,600,498 | 5.33% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 57,931,113 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 57,931,113 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 57,931,113 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 57,931,113 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 57,931,113 voting rights (5.27%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
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13. Additional information: | Morgan Stanley's total holding in Serco Group plc remains above the 5% threshold previously disclosed however, this notification is being made on the basis that Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has crossed a relevant component level threshold in its own right. | |
14. Contact name: | Craig Horsley | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 | |
Related Shares:
Serco