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Booker Group PLC20 June 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Booker Group Plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rightsare attached: Sedol B01TND9 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe 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 (1) Lansdowne Partners Limited being thenotification obligation: General Partner of Landsdowne Partners Limited Partnership (2) Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited (3) Lansdowne Partners International Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Morstan Nominees Ltddifferent from 3): (Registered Shareholder) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which 14/06/2007the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18/06/2007 7. Threshold(s)that is/arecrossed or reached: 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares to the triggering transactionIfpossible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage ofuse ISIN shares voting shares voting rightscode rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 0 0 82,500,000 0.0% 5.54%Shares B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 82,500,000 5.54% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of LansdownePartners Limited. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: Lansdowne Partners Limited11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease tohold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: 13. (1)Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Additional Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership ('LPLP') controlsinformation: 82,500,000 voting rights representing 5.54% (of which (2)Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns 78,515,250 voting rights representing 5.28% The balancing 0.26% of shares is held on behalf of other client funds managed by LPLP. 14 Contact Mark Chiltonname: 15. Contacttelephonename: +44(0) 1933 371 148 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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