Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3760N

Stobart Group Limited

16 February 2009

 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Stobart Group Ltd
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):___________________________			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	11 February 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13 February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above the threshold of 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Income shares GB0031367971   N/A N/A 375,000 0 375,000 0.000% 7.113%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
375,000	7.113%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:	Registered Owner   Chase Nominees Ltd   A/c 41407 375,000
14 Contact name:	Company Secretary, Threadneedle group
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

  Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name  (including legal form of legal entities)	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA) and its group
Contact address  (registered office for legal entities)	c/o Company Secretary, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ, UK
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information  (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd
Contact address	The Company Secretary, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ, UK
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	UK holding company of the ultimate parent company

C: Additional information

 

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