RNS Number : 5953H

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

01 December 2015

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			MORGAN SINDALL GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):				Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		State Street Nominees Limited Vidacos Nominees Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		n/a - Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30th November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Voluntary baseline disclosure in line with the UK implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive

 

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

GB0008085614

2,232,808

2,232,808

2,627,969

5.933%

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

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
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,627,969

5.933%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (5.933%) Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		-
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		-
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		-
13. Additional information:	The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9. Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14. Contact name:	Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:	+44(0) 1793 363 135

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