10 Feb 2011 15:54

RNS Announcement
Thursday 10 February 2011
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
 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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Â | Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Â | Â Chase Nominees Ltd |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: Â | Â 8 February 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: Â | Â 10 February 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Â | Â From 4% to 3% |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares  | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary shares | 36,855,841 | Â 36,855,841 | Â 36,398,095 | Â 36,398,095 | Â 0 | 3.9818% | Â 0 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
 N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights  | |
N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A |  N/A | Nominal | Delta  |
 N/A |  N/A | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) Â | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
 36,398,095 |  3.9818% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
 N/A |
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Proxy Voting: Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: Â | Â N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â | Â N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â | Â N/A |
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Further information:
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David Boyd (Investor Relations) +44 20 3417 1037
Tim Morris (Company Secretary) +44 20 8753 8243
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