TIDMGOG TIDMABDN

RNS Number : 9094V

Go-Ahead Group PLC

16 December 2021

THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                       The Go-Ahead Group plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                             --------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 UK issuer 
                                                                                                      ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                            X 
                                                                                                      ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                      ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                      ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                      ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                         Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated 
                                                               investment management entities with 
                                                               delegated voting rights on behalf 
                                                               of multiple managed portfolios 
 City and country of registered office                        Edinburgh, Scotland 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
                                                             --------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             --------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           13/12/2021 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             --------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               14/12/2021 
                                                             --------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights     Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments             8.B)        held in issuer 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B                        (vii) 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    13.274675             0.000000            13.274675          5,731,658 
                          ------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                  13.273475               0.00              13.273475 
                          ------------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of             Number of voting rights                        % of voting rights 
  shares                    (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                                  Direct                Indirect                Direct             Indirect 
                                 (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)              (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                 ---------------------- 
 GB0003753778                      N/A                  5,731,658                 N/A              13.274675 
                          ---------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ---------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                              5,731,658                                   13.274675 
                          ---------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) 
 Type of financial         Expiration   Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument                date         Conversion Period           rights that may             rights 
                            (x)          (xi)                        be acquired if 
                                                                     the instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/converted. 
                          -----------  --------------------------  --------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
                                        SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                       --------------------------  --------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) 
 Type of financial    Expiration        Exercise/         Physical or          Number of        % of voting 
  instrument           date (x)          Conversion        cash                 voting rights    rights 
                                         Period (xi)       settlement 
                                                           (xii) 
                     ----------------  ----------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                          SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                         -------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                             X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
          Name (xv)             % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                                 is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
          abrdn plc 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
      abrdn Investments 
      (Holdings) Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
      abrdn Investment 
      Management Limited             6.732887%              0.000000%                6.732887% 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
          abrdn plc 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
      abrdn Investments 
      (Holdings) Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
   Ignis Asset Management 
           Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
      Ignis Investment 
       Services Limited              5.286797%              0.000000%                5.286797% 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
          abrdn plc 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
  Aberdeen Asset Management 
             PLC 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
  Aberdeen Asset Investment 
        Group Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aberdeen Asset Investments 
           Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
          abrdn plc 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
  Aberdeen Asset Management 
             PLC 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
   Aberdeen Asset Managers 
           Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
          abrdn plc 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
      abrdn Investments 
      (Holdings) Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
    abrdn Capital Limited 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                              N/A 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights                     N/A 
  held 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights                N/A 
  will be held 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 In reference to Section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named 
  discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios 
  on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements 
  where-by the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to 
  the referenced investment manager. 
 
  This disclosure is to reflect the fact that the voting rights effectively 
  held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company abrdn 
  Investments (Holdings) Limited ("aIHL") increased above the 12% notifiable 
  threshold due to trading on 13th December 2021. aIHL now effectively 
  holds the delegated voting rights to 12.022464% of the shares in The 
  Go-Ahead Group plc. Prior to this crossing, aIHL effectively held 11.960332% 
  of the delegated voting rights. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Aberdeen, United Kingdom 
 Date of completion    14 December 2021 
                      ------------------------- 
 

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Ferguson, Group Company Secretary - 0191 232 3123

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