7th Nov 2007 17:08
Costain Group PLC07 November 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares Costain Group PLC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the Noacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other placing Yes 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd HSBC Global Investor ServicesBNY GIL CLT A/C NOMS LTD A/C NWSCBNY GIL CLT A/C NOMS LTD A/C LSTBank of Bermuda LuxembourgVidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303Nortrust Nominees Limited 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the thresholdis crossed or reached if different): 1st November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2nd November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting rights shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0002272184 Below Below 50,117,835 50,117,835 8.017% 5% 5% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 50,117,835 8.017% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the companies issued share capital of 625,154,761 as provided by Exshare Email contact [email protected] Contact name: RDU 15. Contact telephone name: 0207 782 2000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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