TIDMNEX TIDM41PZ
RNS Number : 8977B
National Express Group PLC
03 November 2009
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | National Express Group |
| of existing shares to which voting rights are | PLC |
| attached: ii | |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x |
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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 | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect | |
| to qualifying financial instruments | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please | | |
| specify): | | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Deutsche Bank AG |
| the | |
| notification obligation: iii | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) | |
| (if different from 3.):iv | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 29 October 2009 |
| on | |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached: v | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 October 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 3% |
| or | |
| reached: vi, vii | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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| Class/type of | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| shares | to the triggering | transaction |
| if possible | transaction | |
| using | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of | % of voting rights x |
| | of | of | of | voting | |
| | Shares | Voting | shares | rights | |
| | | Rights | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| | | | | | xii | | |
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| GB0006215205 | N/A | N/A | 5,141,317 | 5,141,317 | - | 3.36% | - |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| instrument | date xiii | Conversion Period | rights that may be | rights |
| | | xiv | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| N/A | | | | |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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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 |
| instrument | price | date xvii | Conversion | rights instrument | rights xix, xx |
| | | | period | refers to | |
| | | | xviii | | |
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| CFD | | | | | Nominal | Delta |
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| | | | | | 0.02 | |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 5,177,969 | 3.38% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A |
| cease | |
| to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold | |
| voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Dianne Robinson |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 506 4334 |
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| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer |
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| Annex: Notification of major interests in share |
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| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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| Full name | National Express Group PLC |
| (including legal form of legal entities) | |
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| Contact address | 7 Triton Square |
| (registered office for legal entities) | London NW1 3HG |
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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 | Dianne Robinson |
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| Contact address | 7 Triton Square |
| | London NW1 3HG |
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| Phone number & email | 0207 506 4334 |
| | dianne.robinson@nationalexpress.com |
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| 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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| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. |
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