Holding(s) in Company

11 Apr 2008 16:50

Billing Services Group Limited11 April 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 plc 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: (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): Artemis Investment Management Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Artemis special Situations Artemis UK Smaller Companies Institutional UK Growth Institutional Special Sits Artemis UK Growth Pearson 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 26 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3 per cent. 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)BMG110261044 34,825,000 34,825,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectBMG110261044 0.00 0.00 0.00% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Date (xiii) Exercise/Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial Date (xiv) may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted.N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 0.0 0.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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: n/a 14. Contact name: Nicola Collins 15. Contact number: 0131 718 0429 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange