1st Feb 2007 16:52
Costain Group PLC01 February 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Costain Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 the notification obligation (iii): Mohd Hussein Ab Hamid 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): UEM Builders Berhad 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 31 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 January 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 35% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB0002272184 0 0 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 0 0 125,354,541 0 35 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 125,354,541 35 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): UEM Builders Berhad owns 93 per cent of Daedalus Projects Limited which holds125,354,541 shares in Costain Group PLC. 42,500,000 shares are registered inthe name of Daedalus Projects Limited, and a further 82,854,541 shares areregistered in the name of Daedalus Projects Limited's nominee, Rood NomineesLimited Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Mohd Hussein Ab Hamid 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 125,354,541 (35%) 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 2 February 2007 13. Additional information: When proxy expires 35% of voting rights will return to UEM Builders Behrad 14. Contact name: Sharifah Shafiqa Salim 15. Contact telephone number: 0060327189990 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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