Holding(s) in Company

27 Aug 2008 16:07



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting 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 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

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

Gartmore Investment Limited     

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

Beneficial Owner	UK Registered Owner	Percentage of Issued Capital
Gartmore Fund Managers Limited	HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd	1.758%
Gartmore Investment Management Limited	HSBC Global Investor Services	1.344%
Gartmore Investment Limited	Gartmore Smaller Companies TST PLC	1.352%
Gartmore Investment Limited	Gartmore Growth Opportunities	0.846%
Gartmore Investment Limited	Bank of Bermuda Luxembourg	0.328%
Gartmore Investment Limited	Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303	2.580%

 

 

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

 4 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 August 2008

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

Below 11 % 

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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
BMG110261044	35,785,227	34,785,227

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
BMG110261044	30,288,409		30,288,409		10.954%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)	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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
30,288,409	10.954%

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

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:

All shares are held indirectly

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 276,496,768 as provided by Exshare

E mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com

14. Contact name:

RDU

15. Contact number:

0207 782 2000

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