Johnson Service Regulatory News (JSG)

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:

Johnson Service Group PLC Ord

GBP0.10

(SEDOL 0476281)

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

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):

Reclassification of a client account

 X

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

Cazenove UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund Limited

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

N/A

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

29/05/09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29/05/09

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004762810

14,600,000 

 14,600,000

 14,600,000

14,600,000 

 0

5.86% 

 0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights

 N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

 14,600,000

5.86% 

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

N/A

15. Contact telephone number:

N/A

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Cazenove UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund Limited

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

12 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA

Phone number

0207 155 5905

Other useful information (at least legal 

representative for legal persons)

Anthony O'Malley (Compliance Dept)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name

Cazenove Capital Management Limited

Contact address

12 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA

Phone number

0207 155 5905

Other useful information (e.g. functional 

relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Investment Manager

C: Additional information

Holding is part of previously disclosed Cazenove Capital Management Limited holding.