2nd May 2008 08:25
888 Holdings plc02 May 2008 Form TR1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|1. Identify of issuer or the |888 Holdings Plc Ord. 0.5p ||underlying issuer of existing | ||shares to which voting rights are | ||attached: | |+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|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 | |+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+|Others (please specify): | |+-----------------------------------+----------------------+-------------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject |Artemis Investment Management Ltd ||to notification obligation: | |+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if |Artemis Special Situations ||different from 3): | || |Barclays UK Alpha || | || |L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha || | || |L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha2 || | || |Pearson || | || |Prudential || | || |Akzo Nobel || | || |Institutional UK Growth || | || |Artemis UK Growth || | || |Barclays UK Smaller Companies || | || |Absolute Return Hedge Fund |+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|5. Date of transaction (and date on|22 April 2008 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |23 April 2008 |+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed|8% ||or reached: | |+-----------------------------------+----------------------+-------------++-----------------------------------+----------------------+-------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8. Notified details |+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || || |+------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares if|the triggering |transaction ||possible use|transaction | ||ISIN code +----------+----------+----------+-------------------+---------------+| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |Percentage of || |shares |voting |shares |rights |voting rights || | |rights | +----------+--------+------+--------+| | | | | Direct |Indirect|Direct|Indirect|+------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+--------+|GI000A0F6407|24,073,500|24,073,500|23,973,500|23,973,500| |7.11% | |+------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+------+--------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after triggering transaction |+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial |date |conversion |rights that |voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |may be | || | | |acquired (if | || | | |the instrument| || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+| | | | | |+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Total (A+B) | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|23,973,500 |7.11% |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|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 of which proxy holder will | ||cease to hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|13. Additional information: | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Alistair Fleming |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone name: |0131 718 0411 |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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