4th Sep 2012 07:00
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Regus Plc | ||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | [X] | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | [ ] | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | [ ] | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | [X] | ||
| Other (please specify): | [ ] | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock Inc. | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 31st August 2012 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3rd September 2012 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Holding has gone above 5% | ||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| JE00B3CGFD43 | 46,064,455 | 46,064,455 | N/A | N/A | 43,165,650 | N/A | 4.58% | |||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
| CFD | 4,599,240 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
| 0.49% | 0.49% | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 47,764,890 | 5.07% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 47,764,890 (5.07%) | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team | |
| 14. Contact name: | William Graham | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 1459 | |
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