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:

DSG International plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

YES

Other (please specify):______________

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

Schroders plc

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

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

21/05/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/05/2009

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

13% to 11%

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

Ordinary

GB0000472455

247,815,796

243,169,315

247,835,428

N/A

243,169,315

N/A

11.55%

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

243,169,315

11.55%

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited 240,471,641 11.42%

Schroder & Co Limited 2,697,674 0.13%

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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14 Contact name:

Andrea Rowe

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 658 6000