Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5674K

Kier Group PLC

14 December 2018

 

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 attachedii:			Kier 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 obligationiv
Name			The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			Goldman Sachs International
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, UK
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			11/12/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			13/12/2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	1.03%	5.36%		6.39%	97,660,163
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.31%	0.27%		2.58%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0004915632				1,004,385					1.03%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		1,004,385					1.03%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Securities Lending		Open				1,628,105			1.67%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			1,628,105			1.67%
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 instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Please refer to annexure
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			3,605,675	3.69%

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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs International		5.27%	5.62%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
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 informationxvi
Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: [e-mail]

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	13/12/2018

Annexure
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 instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/  Conversion  periodxi	Physical or cash settlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD	2-Aug-2028		Cash	1,463,939	1.50%
CFD	16-Aug-2028		Cash	1,234,902	1.26%
CFD	16-Aug-2028		Cash	207,824	0.21%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	93,655	0.10%
CFD	23-Jun-2028		Cash	89,167	0.09%
Swap	12-Nov-2019		Cash	88,640	0.09%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	55,255	0.06%
CFD	16-Aug-2028		Cash	48,685	0.05%
CFD	21-Jan-2028		Cash	48,420	0.05%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	38,469	0.04%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	31,023	0.03%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	28,639	0.03%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	22,161	0.02%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	17,728	0.02%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	17,728	0.02%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	15,563	0.02%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	14,657	0.02%
CFD	8-Dec-2020		Cash	14,500	0.01%
CFD	8-Dec-2028		Cash	9,173	0.01%
Swap	12-Nov-2019		Cash	7,790	0.01%
CFD	20-Mar-2028		Cash	7,305	0.01%
CFD	20-Mar-2028		Cash	6,519	0.01%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	6,423	0.01%
CFD	8-Dec-2028		Cash	4,235	0.004%
CFD	8-Dec-2028		Cash	3,666	0.004%
CFD	13-Dec-2028		Cash	3,600	0.004%
Swap	12-Nov-2019		Cash	3,570	0.004%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	2,752	0.003%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	2,727	0.003%
CFD	7-Dec-2028		Cash	2,524	0.003%
CFD	20-Mar-2028		Cash	2,448	0.003%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	1,947	0.002%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	1,558	0.002%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	1,558	0.002%
CFD	20-Mar-2028		Cash	1,498	0.002%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	1,250	0.001%
CFD	8-Dec-2028		Cash	1,035	0.001%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	892	0.001%
CFD	17-Mar-2028		Cash	822	0.001%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	714	0.001%
Swap	8-Nov-2019		Cash	714	0.001%
Total number of voting rights and percentage of voting rights				3,605,675	3.69%
Additional information: Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

For enquiries, please contact:

Beth Melges

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

 

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