TIDM888
RNS Number : 9539X
888 Holdings plc
25 August 2009
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888 Holdings Plc
('the Company')
Holding(s) in Company
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | 888 Holdings Plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | FIL Limited (FIL) |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | See attached schedule |
| different from 3): | |
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on | 20 August 2009 |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 August 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 10% |
| reached: | |
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| 8: Notified Details |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| |
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| Class/type | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| of shares | to the triggering | |
| If | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| use ISIN | | |
| code | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | Percentage of |
| | of | of | of | rights | voting rights |
| | shares | voting | shares | | |
| | | rights | Indirect | | |
+ + + + +-----------------------+---------------------+
| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+------------+----------+----------+
| ISIN: | 34,208,190 | 34,208,190 | 39,552,190 | | 39,552,190 | | 11.44 |
| GI000A0F6407 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
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+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+---------------+
| B: Financial Instruments |
| |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| |
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| 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) | |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+---------------+
| | | | | |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------+---------------+
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| Total (A+B) |
| |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 39,552,190 | 11.44% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or |
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| See attached schedule |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| |
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| 10. Name of proxy holder: | FIL Limited (FIL) |
| | |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy | 5,344,000 |
| holder will acquire to hold: | |
| | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will | 20 August 2009 |
| acquire to hold voting rights: | |
| | |
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| 13. Additional information: | None |
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| 14 Contact name: | Amanda Chana |
| | |
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| 15. Contact: | Fil-regreporting@fil.com |
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FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML). FIL Investment
Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited
(FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension
Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments
International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies
and institutional clients.
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| FIL | | | |
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| Issuer Name | 888 Holdings PLC | | |
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| Current ownership | 11.44% | | |
| percentage | | | |
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| Total shares held | 39,552,190 | | |
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| Issued share | 345, 543, 685 | | |
| capital | | | |
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| | Shares Held | Nominee | Management |
| | | | Company |
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| | 690,486 | Bermuda Trust Far | FIMHK |
| | | East HK | |
+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | 447,082 | Brown Bros | FIL |
| | | Harrimn LTD LUX | |
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| | 123,400 | Brown Brothers | FIL |
| | | Harriman and Co | |
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| | 1,874,212 | JP Morgan, | FIL |
| | | Bournemouth | |
+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| | 34,666,180 | JP Morgan, | FISL |
| | | Bournemouth | |
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| | 174,000 | Master Trust Bank | FIJ |
| | | of Japan | |
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| | 67,700 | Northern Trust co | FIL |
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| | 1,064,600 | JP Morgan, | FIL |
| | | Bournemouth (C) | |
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| | 147,100 | Nomura Trust and | FIJ |
| | | Banking (C) | |
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| | 33,100 | Master Trust Bank | FIJ |
| | | of Japan (C) | |
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Contacts and enquiries:
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Ann-marie Wilkinson / Nick Lambert / Andrew Benbow +44 (0) 20 7861
3232
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