Holding(s) in Company

21st Aug 2012 13:58

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

Fidessa Groupattached:ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the

notification obligation:iii Kames Capital

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 17th August 2012 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21st

August 2012

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

reached: vi, vii 6% 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x

if possible of of of shares rights using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect CODE xii GB0007590234 2,160,736 2,160,736 1,778,874 1,778,874 462,274 4.79% 1.25%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights financial date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx instrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 2,241,148 6.04%

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

Kames Capital:- Kames Capital plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Kames Capital

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: Wendy Dunsmore 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 549

3706

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