Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0180D

National Express Group PLC

09 May 2012

 



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					No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					No
Other (please specify):	Appointment of proxy holders				Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		John Devaney as Chairman of the AGM to be held on 10 May 2012
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		9 May 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		9 May 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		47.03%

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 GB0006215205

76,666

76,666

76,666

240,604,310

0.01%

47.02%

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

240,680,976

47.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		John Devaney as Chairman of the AGM
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		240,604,310
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		10 May 2012
13. Additional information:	The terms of the proxies with respect to the aforementioned proxy holders may be extended if the Annual General Meeting of the issuer is postponed or adjourned.
14. Contact name:	Dianne Robinson
15. Contact telephone number:	0121 460 8629

 

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