Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6321H

National Express Group PLC

24 February 2010

 



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			National Express Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				N/A
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				N/A
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				N/A
Other (please specify):				N/A
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		UBS Investment Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		UBS AG London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		22 February 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 February 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		6%

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

GB0006215205

48,477,264

48,477,264

27,897,072

27,897,072

-

5.47%

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

Nominal

Delta

-

-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

27,897,072

5.47%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:
14. Contact name:	Dianne Robinson
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7506 4334

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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	National Express Group PLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	7 Triton Square London  NW1 3HG
Phone number & email
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Dianne Robinson
Contact address	7 Triton Square London  NW1 3HG
Phone number & email	0207 506 4334 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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