Kier Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (9389K)

TIDMKIE

RNS Number : 9389K

Kier Group PLC

27 September 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                 Kier Group plc 
  the underlying 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                                 Yes 
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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)                                         Standard Life Investments 
  subject to the                                                  (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
  notification obligation:                                                Company) - 10.764% 
  (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                                                       23/09/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                          26/09/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                        (Holdings) Limited - 11% 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
  of              to the triggering                     triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number             Number             Number          Number of                % of voting 
                  of                 of                 of shares       voting                   rights (x) 
                  Shares             Voting                             rights 
                                     Rights 
--------------  -----------------  -----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                       Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      -------------    -------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
  GB0004915632 
                                                      ------------    ---------  ------------  ---------- 
                 11,191,636         11,191,636         10,364,876                 10,364,876                10.764% 
--------------  -----------------  -----------------  --------------    -------  ------------    --------  ----------- 
 
 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             Conversion                         rights that              rights 
                      (xiii)           Period (xiv)                       may 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 
 financial          price           date             Conversion       rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)           period           refers to                  xx) 
                                                     (xviii) 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,364,876                                                          10.764% 
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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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                                     Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10.764% 
                                                 Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.131% 
                                               Ingis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Beth Melges, Deputy Company 
                                                                Secretary 
                                                                Kier Group plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01767 640111 
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