Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

BOOKER GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

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

Artemis Investment Management Limited

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

Artemis UK Growth Artemis UK Smaller Companies Artemis Special Situations Artemis Alpha Trust Barclays UK Smaller Companies Institutional Special Situations Institutional UK Growth

Pearson

Prudential Staff Pension Scheme

Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme

Artemis UK Hedge

BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan

Trustees limited

BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Limited

Barclays UK Alpha

L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha Fund

L&G (Barclays) Series 2 MM Alpha Fund

Witan Investment Trust

Artemis Strategic Assets Fund

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

03 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 August 2009

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

14%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B01TND91 

 209,398,049

 209,398,049

 208,148,049

 208,148,049

 13.98%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 208,148,049

 13.98%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

 Nicola Collins

15. Contact telephone number:

 0131 718 0429