BILL.L Regulatory News (BILL)

21 Mar 2007 16:17

Billing Services Group Limited21 March 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): Artemis Investment Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Artemis Smaller Cos 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 8 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of shares voting RightsBMG110261044 ( viii) 31,275,000 31,275,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares if possible shares (ix)using the ISIN CODE BMG110261044 Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 30,275,000 30,275,000 10.95% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 30,275,000 10.95% 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: 14. Contact name: Nicola Collins 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 718 0429 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):Artemis Investment Management Limited Contact address (registered office for legal entities):42 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HA Phone number:0131 718 0414 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): 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