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: |
Morgan Sindall Group 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: |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
See additional information under 13
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
25 June 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
26 June 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% |
8: Notified Details |
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A: 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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N/A |
N/A |
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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 |
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Indirect |
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22,700 |
22,700 |
2,210,108 |
0.053% |
5.111% |
B: 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 |
2,232,808 |
5.164% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luzembrough S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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n/a |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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n/a |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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n/a |
13. Additional information:
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Registered Owner
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14. Contact name:
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Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary |
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7307 9200 |
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) |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
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Phone number & email |
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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 |
Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group |
Contact address |
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Phone number & email |
01793 363751 |
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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