ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may No
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect No
to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify): ______________ No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Harris Associates L.P.
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if BNY Mellon
different from 3): Brown Brothers Harriman
Northern Trust Company
State Street Bank
5. Date of transaction (and date on which 31 March 2017
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 03 April 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached:
8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares triggering transaction
If possible
use ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of
Shares voting shares voting rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0000536739 25,561,403 25,561,403 24,858,254 24,858,254 4.98%
Common Stock
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
financial conversion period that may be acquired rights
instrument (if the instrument
is exercised/
converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of voting
financial Price conversion period rights rights
instrument instrument
refers to Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
24,858,254 4.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BNY Mellon - 163,500 Common Stock shares
Brown Brothers Harriman - 390,900 Common Stock shares
Northern Trust Company - 387,000 Common Stock shares
State Street Bank - 23,916,854 Common Stock shares
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:
14. Contact name: Kim Colwell
15. Contact telephone number: 312-646-3489
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name Harris Associates L.P.
(including legal form for legal
entities)
Contact address 111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago,
(including legal form for legal IL 60606 USA
entities)
Phone number & email 312-646-3489 kcolwell@harrisassoc.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Kim Colwell
Contact address 111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago,
IL 60606 USA
Phone number & email 312-646-3489 kcolwell@harrisassoc.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with
the person or legal entity subject to
the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC : - Holding(s) in Company
April 04, 2017 at 11:13 am EDT
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