Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8581Y

Babcock International Group PLC

07 March 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			Babcock International Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		CANTILLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Bank of New York Mellon, State Street Bank, Northern Trust Bank, JP Morgan
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		06 March 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		06 March 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

GB0009697037

17,678,326

17,678,326

18,018,048

5.0173%

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,018,048

5.0173%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

William von Mueffling is the sole shareholder of Cantillon, Inc., the Corporate General Partner of Cantillon Management LP, which is the sole member of Cantillon Capital Management LLC.

Eunice Payne

Company Secretarial Department

Babcock International Group PLC

07 March 2012

 

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