Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4431N

Kier Group PLC

11 June 2010

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Kier Group plc

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Standard Life Investments Limited    

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Vidacos Nominees    

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

09-JUN-2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10-JUN-2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0004915632	4,880,017	4,880,017

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0004915632	4,814,767	3,029,056	1,785,711	8.083%	4.765%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
4,814,767	12.847%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^(xv):

Standard Life Investments Limited 

13. Additional information:

Total issued capital (and total number of voting rights) at the date of this announcement is 37,476,387 ordinary shares.

14. Contact name:

Deborah Hamilton

Deputy Company Secretary 

Kier Group plc

Tempsford Hall

Sandy, 

BEDFORDSHIRE 

SG19 2BD

15. Contact telephone number:

01767 640-111

 

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