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24 Apr 2007 14:34

Billing Services Group Limited24 April 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Billing Services Group Limited 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( YES )An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )Other (please specify) : () 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): The Alphagen Volantis Fund LimitedSwiss Federal Social Security FundThe Gartmore UK Small Cap Best Ideas Fund LimitedGartmore Smaller Companies Trust plcGartmore SICAV Pan Euro Smaller Companies FundStrathclyde Pension Fund 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 17 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transactionif possible using (vi)the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)BMG110261044 16,607,173 16,607,173 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting % of votingif possible using rights (ix) rightsthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct(x) Indirect(xi) Direct IndirectBMG110261044 29,715,227 29,715,227 10.62 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of votingfinancial (xiii) Period/Date (xiv) rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 29,715,227 10.62 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: All shares are held indirectly. 14. Contact name: Alison Averono 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7782 2324 Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi) A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): Contact address (registered office for legal entities): Gartmore House, 8 Frenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB Contact number: 020 7782 2324 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): Asset Manager B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: Contact address: Phone number: Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange