Stagecoach Group PLC Holding(s) In Company

 
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   TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the 
 relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format 
 if possible)(i) 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
 :                                                                                                                                                      Stagecoach Group plc 
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
 (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
Non-UK issuer 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
 box or boxes with an "X") 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                       X 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
Other (please specify)(iii) : 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
Name                                                                                                     Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 
City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                    Minneapolis, USA 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 
 3.)(v) 
                                                                                                         BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
                                                                                                          HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd 
                                                                                                          Nortrust Nominees LTD 
                                                                                                          Roy Nominees 
                                                                                                          State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                                                          The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited 
Name                                                                                                      Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
City and country of registered office (if applicable) 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
 :                                                                                                       15(th) August 2017 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                           17(th) August 2017 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
 obligation 
                                                     % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.  % of voting rights through financial instruments  Total of both in 
                                                                             A)                                      (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)               % (8.A + 8.B)    Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii) 
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold 
 was crossed or reached                                                                         15.965%                       0.068%                                16.033%                  573,325,319 
Position of previous notification (if 
 applicable)                                                                                    14.947%                       0.068%                                15.015% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on 
 the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
Class/type of 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if possible)                                   Number of voting rights(ix)                                 % of voting rights 
                                              Direct                                      Indirect                                            Direct                                            Indirect 
                             (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)   (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)        (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)         (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) 
       GB00B6YTLS95                          686,037                                     90,849,341                                           0.120%                                                                15.845% 
 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
 of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
                                                                                                                         Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the 
Type of financial                                           Expiration                                      Exercise/                                          instrument is 
instrument                                                     date(x)                          Conversion Period(xi)                                   exercised/converted.                             % of voting rights 
 
 
                                                                                                      SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
 according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
 (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
Type of financial          Expiration                                                            Exercise/ Conversion    Physical or cash 
instrument                  date(x)                                                                       Period (xi)     settlement(xii)            Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
Equity Swap                                                                                                                  Cash Settled                            387,756                                         0.068% 
 
                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                            387,756                                         0.068% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
 the notification obligation (please mark the 
 applicable box with an "X") 
Person subject to the notification obligation is not 
 controlled by any natural person or legal entity and 
 does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
 issuer(xiii) 
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
 the voting rights and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held starting 
 with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
 entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                 X 
                % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than   % of voting rights through financial instruments if   Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable 
   Name(xv)                  the notifiable threshold               it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                           threshold 
Ameriprise 
Financial, 
Inc.                                    %                                                    %                             % 
Ameriprise 
International 
Holdings GmbH                           %                                                    %                             % 
Threadneedle 
Asset 
Management 
Holdings SARL                           %                                                    %                             % 
Threadneedle 
Holdings 
Limited                                 %                                                    %                             % 
TAM UK 
Holdings 
Limited                                 %                                                    %                             % 
Threadneedle 
Asset 
Management 
Holdings 
Limited                                 %                                                    %                             % 
TC Financing 
Limited                                 %                                                    %                             % 
Threadneedle 
 Asset 
 Management 
 Limited                                                  15.965%                                                      %                                                      16.033% 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
Name of the proxy holder                                           N/A 
The number and % of voting rights held                             N/A 
The date until which the voting rights will be held                N/A 
 
 
11. Additional information(xvi) 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned 
 by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned 
 by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, 
 which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, 
 which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings 
 Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle 
 Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly 
 owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which 
 is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion  Swindon, UK 
Date of completion   17/08/2017 
 
 
 
   This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf 
of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Stagecoach Group PLC via Globenewswire 
 
 
  http://www.stagecoachgroup.com 
 

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