Johnson Service Regulatory News (JSG)

11 Dec 2006 17:20

Johnson Service Group PLC11 December 2006 Letter to: Johnson Service Group PLC Dated: 8 December 2006 Enclosed are notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K. Companies Act1985. Please note that while this information details the disclosable interestsof more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure constitutes separatenotifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes ofclarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that any of theseentities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.The interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. Fordisclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity InternationalLimited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficialholders. If you have any questions please contact Teresa Garry on email fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Letter from: Fidelity International Limited Amendment 4 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Johnson Service Group Plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4)(b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Schedule A Amendment 4 Security: JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 8.66% Total Shares Held 5,118,488 Shares in Issue: 59,102,346 Change in holdings since last filing: +506,802 ordinary shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 4,247,346 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 247,142 FIL BROWN BROS.HARRIMN LTD LUX 567,000 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 57,000 FIGEST BNP PARIBAS, PARIS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange