National Express Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (6884K)

TIDMNEX TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 6884K

National Express Group PLC

20 April 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          National Express Group Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     X 
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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 
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 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              Prudential plc group of companies 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                      16 April 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        17 April 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                        11% - 10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             to the triggering                    transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number              Number         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of               of                  of shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
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                                                     Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------      ---  ------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GB0006215205     56,499,081        56,499,081        56,149,081     56,149,081        0           10.97%            0 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may               rights 
                                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting                % of voting rights 
 financial           price        date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period              refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
-----------------  -----------  -------------  ------------------  ------------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 56,149,081                                                       10.97% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Prudential plc (parent Company) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                     N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                      N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                          Dianne Robinson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:              0121 460 8629 
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