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Stagecoach Group PLC07 September 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Stagecoach Group Plcissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):___________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Incnotification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 4th September 2007the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6th September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Gone below 5%reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares the Triggering transaction(i)if possible transactionusing the Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsISIN CODE Shares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B1VJ6Q03 36,926,765 36,926,765 N/A N/A 35,289,400 N/A 4.95% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may be rightsinstrument Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights35,289,400 4.95% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 35,289,400 (4.95%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willcease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease tohold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: --------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| Annex: Notification of major interests in shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification ||obligation || |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Full name (including legal form |BlackRock, Inc ||of legal entities) | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Contact address (registered |33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS ||office for legal entities) | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Phone number |020 7743 2098 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Other useful information (at |Thomas Hone ||least legal representative for | ||legal persons) | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable || |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Full name | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Contact address | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Phone number | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Other useful information (eg, | ||functional 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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