Borders & Sth. Regulatory News (BOR)

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

BORDERS & SOUTHERN PTL.

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

X

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): ___________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Ignis Investment Services Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different:

06/01/2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09/01/2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8.Notified details: Nominee holdings

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B08F459

17,116,463

3.99%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

CFD

325,000

0.08%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration Date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,441,463.00

4.07%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Vidacos Nominees Ltd  (16,632,730.00 3.88%)

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd (483,733.00 0.11%)

HSBC  (164,000.00 0.04%)

Merrill Lynch  (161,000.00 0.04%)

Phoenix Group Holdings

Impala Holdings Limited

Ignis Asset management Ltd

Ignis Investment Services Ltd (indirect)

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:

Percentage calculation based on Issued Share Capital of 428578404

14. Contact name:

Jean Birrell

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 222 8226