Holding in Company

26 Feb 2008 08:13

Billing Services Group Limited26 February 2008 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 UK Smaller CosInstitutional Special SituationsPearsonArtemis UK GrowthArtemis Special SituationsInstitutional UK Growth 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 22nd January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23rd January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 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 Rights (viii)BMG110261044 38,975,000 38,975,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightsshares if possible sharesusing the ISINCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectBMG110261044 38,575,000 38,575,000 13.95% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting 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 38,575,000 13.95% 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: Alistair Fleming 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 718 0411 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