17 Feb 2009 17:49
888 Holdings Plc
('the Company')
Holding(s) in Company
| 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: | 888 Holdings Plc |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | FIL Limited (FIL) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | See attached schedule |
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 11 February 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12 February 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
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| 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 Direct | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| ISIN: GI000A0F6407 | 17,127,820 | 17,127,820 | 17,239,181 | 17,239,181 | 5.01 | ||
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| 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 |
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| Total (A+B)
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 17,239,181 | 5.01% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| See attached schedule |
| Proxy Voting:
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| 10. Name of proxy holder: | FIL Limited (FIL) |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:
| 111,361 |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:
| 11 February 2009 |
| 13. Additional information:
| None |
| 14 Contact name:
| Evangelos Karatzas |
| 15. Contact:
| Fil-regreporting@fil.com |
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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| Issuer Name | 888 Holdings PLC |
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| Current ownership percentage | 5.01% |
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| Total shares held | 17,239,181 |
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| Issued share capital | 343, 699, 002 |
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| Shares Held | Nominee | Management Company |
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| 553,400 | Bermuda Trust Far East HK | FIMHK |
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| 12,505 | Brown Bros Harrimn LTD LUX | FIL |
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| 123,400 | Brown Brothers Harriman and Co | FIL |
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| 194,430 | JP Morgan, Bournemouth | FIL |
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| 15,910,746 | JP Morgan, Bournemouth | FISL |
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| 159,700 | Master Trust Bank of Japan | FIJ |
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| 104,800 | Northern Trust co | FIL |
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| 147,100 | Nomura Trust and Banking (C) | FIJ |
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| 33,100 | Master Trust Bank of Japan (C) | FIJ |
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