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RNS Number : 0618R
Serco Group PLC
04 March 2016
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
Serco 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):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Orbis Allan Gray Limited (parent)
Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking)
Orbis Asset Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking)
Orbis Portfolio Management (Europe) LLP (investment manager and controlled undertaking)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
Vidacos Nominees Limited
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
1 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
3 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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
GB0007973794
54,449,053
54,449,053


55,014,855

5.01%


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
55,014,855
5.01%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Orbis Investment Management Limited, Orbis Asset Management Limited and Orbis Portfolio Management (Europe) LLP are controlled undertakings of Orbis Allan Gray Limited.

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:
Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
01256 744485

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