20 Apr 2007 16:11
Billing Services Group Limited20 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): Artemis Investment Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Artemis Special Situations Pearson Institutional UK Growth Institutional Special Situations Artemis UK Growth L&G (Barclays) Managed Opps Trust Barclays UK Smaller Cos Artemis UK Smaller Cos 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 10 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 13% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE (vi) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) 32,275,000 32,275,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISINCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectBMG110261044 36,075,000 36,075,000 12.90% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Date ( Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial xiii) Period/Date (xiv) that may be acquired ifinstrument the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 36,075,000 12.90% 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: Karen Paine 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 718 0414 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 Contact address: 0131 718 0429 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