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RNS Number : 8940H

WSP Group PLC

17 July 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                      WSP Group Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  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 
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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                           X 
  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             Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Funds managed by Cheyne Capital Management 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                   (UK) LLP 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           16(th) July 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             17(th) July 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           4% 
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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   Situation previous                           Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of            to the triggering                            transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number                 Number                Number           Number of voting      % of voting 
               of                     of                    of shares        rights                rights (x) 
               Shares                 Voting 
                                      Rights 
-----------  ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                                           Direct           Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                             (xi)     (xii) 
-----------    ------  ------  ---  -----  -----  ------  ---------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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            rights 
                                             (xiv)                      be 
                                                                        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        Exercise        Expiration         Exercise/      Number of voting            % of voting rights 
 financial       price           date (xvii)        Conversion     rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period         refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
-------------  --------------  -----------------  -------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                              Nominal      Delta 
-----------    ------          ---                ------         ---                         -----------  ------------ 
 CFD            N/A             N/A                N/A            2,559,503                   4.01         4.01 
-------------  --------------  -----------------  -------------  --------------------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,559,503                                                        4.01% 
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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: 
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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:               None 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                            Tara Brown 
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 15. Contact telephone number:              020 7968 7589 
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