Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9125F

Babcock International Group PLC

30 April 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Babcock International Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					x
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		25 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		28 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 9%**

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (GB0009697037)

24,688,657

24,688,657

24,688,657

6.819%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nil Paid Rights (GB00BKS8RN78)

06/05/2014

9,495,634

Nominal

Delta

2.622%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

34,184,291

9.441%**

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See Schedule A
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:	** "The total voting rights in Box 8 above is disclosed on the basis that the denominator for the voting rights calculation does not yet reflect the share capital as increased by the rights issue (in accordance with applicable regulation)."
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

                           Eunice Payne

                             Babcock International Group PLC

                            30 April 2014

Schedule A

  As of 25 April 2014

  Babcock International Group plc

                                                                                                                           Number of       Percent of

                                                                                                                                Shares   Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                                  34,184,291            9.441%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

• Capital Research and Management Company                                                 34,184,291            9.441%

        • EuroPacific Growth Fund

 

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