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RNS Number : 5681Y
Jessops plc
04 September 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof
existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
JESSOPS PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in theacquisition 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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification FIL LIMITED
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.): SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold 27 AUGUST 2009
is crossed orreached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 SEPTEMBER 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
if possible using transaction
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
5,145,325 5,145,325 5,070,325
5,070,325 4.92
GB00B035CB69
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Period Number of voting % of voting
instrument date rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,070,325 4.92
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL LIMITED
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto 75,000
hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting 27 AUGUST 2009
rights:
13. Additional information: NONE
14. Contact name: AMANDA CHANA
15. Contact telephone number: fil-regreporting@fil.com
Issuer Name JESSOPS
Current ownership percentage: 4.92%
Total shares held: 5,070,325
Issued share capital: 102,870,927
SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for 1,845,8503,224,475 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTHJP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH FILFISL
various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL
Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services
Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management
((Korea) Limited (FIAMKL), FIL Investments Management
(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL
Investments International (FII), Investment managers
for various non-US investment companies and
institutional clients.
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