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):

Prudential Staff Pension Scheme BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Limited Witan Investment Trust Artemis UK Special Situations Fund Artemis Alpha Trust L&G(Barclays) MM Alpha Fund Artemis Strategic Assets Fund Artemis UK Growth Fund Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan Trustees Limited Barclays UK Alpha Artemis UK Smaller Companies Fund Barclays UK Smaller Companies Institutional Special Situations Pearson Institutional UK Growth L&G(Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha Fund

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

10 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 December 2009

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

12%

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

 183,206,102

 183,206,103

 176,646,122

 176,646,125

 11.84%

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

 176,646,125

 11.84%

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