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RNS Number : 4607D

Costain Group PLC

26 April 2017


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		Costain Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			S
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):			¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	20 April, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21 April, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone below 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 5%

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

GB00B64NSP76

5,011,135

N/A

5,041,940

N/A

4.83%

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

Securities Lending

27,482

0.02%

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}

CFD

2,639,058

Nominal

Delta

2.52%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,708,480

7.38%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
See Annex 1

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:	BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:	Tim Dudley
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7743 3650

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RNS metadata

Title: Holding(s) in Company
Time: 18:06:11
Date: 26 Apr 2017
Category: Holding(s) in company
ID: 4607D