Ashtead Group PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMAHT 
 
TR-1:  Notification of Major Interests in Shares 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying  ASHTEAD GROUP PLC 
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
rights are attached: 
 
2. Reason for the notification  (yes/no) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may No 
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting 
rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   No 
to qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No 
 
Other (please specify): ______________                                   No 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to         Harris Associates L.P. 
notification obligation: 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if          BNY Mellon Center 
different from 3):                           Brown Brothers Harriman 
                                             Northern Trust Company 
                                             State Street Bank and Trust 
 
5. Date of transaction  (and date on which   03 May 2017 
the threshold is crossed or reached if 
different): 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:            04 May 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or       5% 
reached: 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified Details 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares        triggering transaction 
If possible 
use ISIN CODE Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights  Percentage of 
              Shares       voting       shares                                voting rights 
                           rights 
                                                     Direct       Indirect    Direct  Indirect 
 
GB0000536739                            25,312,024                25,312,024          5.07% 
Common Stock 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of         Expiration date   Exercise/           No. of voting rights Percentage of voting 
financial                         conversion period   that may be acquired rights 
instrument                                            (if the instrument 
                                                      is exercised/ 
                                                      converted) 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of       Exercise   Expiration date Exercise/         No. of voting   Percentage of voting 
financial     Price                      conversion period rights          rights 
instrument                                                 instrument 
                                                           refers to       Nominal     Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights 
 
25,312,024                                     5.07% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
BNY Mellon Center - 159,600 Common Stock shares 
Brown Brothers Harriman - 398,000 Common Stock shares 
Northern Trust Company - 394,500 Common Stock shares 
State Street Bank and Trust - 24,359,924 Common Stock shares 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy 
holder will cease to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will 
cease to hold voting rights: 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                     Kim Colwell 
 
15. Contact telephone number:         312-646-3489 
 
 
 
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
 
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification 
obligation 
 
Full name                             Harris Associates L.P. 
(including legal form for legal 
entities) 
 
Contact address                       111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, 
(including legal form for legal       IL 60606 USA 
entities) 
 
Phone number & email                  312-646-3489  [e-mail] 
 
Other useful information 
(at least legal representative for 
legal persons) 
 
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
 
Full name                             Kim Colwell 
 
Contact address                       111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, 
                                      IL 60606 USA 
 
Phone number & email                  312-646-3489  [e-mail] 
 
Other useful information 
(e.g. functional relationship with 
the person or legal entity subject to 
the notification obligation) 
 
C: Additional information 
 
 
 
 
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 04, 2017 09:45 ET (13:45 GMT)