TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Morgan Sindall PLC |
2: Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
yes |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
no |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
no |
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Other (please specify): |
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no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Standard Life Investments Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Vidacos Nominees |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
19 August 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
20 August 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
9% |
8: Notified Details |
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Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code |
GB0008085614 |
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
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4,088,008 |
4,088,008 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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3,891,327 |
2,374,342 |
1,516,985 |
5.423% |
3.465% |
Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired |
Percentage of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
3,891,327 |
8.887% |
Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
M Nettleship, General Counsel & Company Secretary |
15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 307 9218 |
Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares |
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A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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Full name (including legal form for legal entities) |
Standard Life Investments Ltd |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
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Phone number & email |
(0131) 245 6565 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
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Full name |
Investments_mo@standardlife.com Standard Life Investments Ltd |
Contact address |
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Phone number & email |
(0131) 245 6565 |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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