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RNS Announcement

RNS Number : 8792H

National Express Group PLC

03 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		National Express 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): Updated Total Voting Rights figure provided by a third party Data Provider.			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Prudential plc The Prudential Assurance Company Limited M&G Group Limited M&G Limited M&G Investment Management Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	27 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	30 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	10% - 9%

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

ORD GBP0.05

GB0006215205

50,987,079

9.96%

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+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

50,987,079

9.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Prudential plc (parent Company) - 50,987,079 (9.96%) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 24,549,104 (4.79%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 50,967,374 (9.95%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 50,967,374 (9.95%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 50,967,374 (9.95%)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Dianne Robinson
15. Contact telephone number:	0121 460 8629

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RNS metadata

Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 10:46:17
Date: 3 Dec 2015
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 8792H