Regulatory News

REG-Jessops plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 04/09/2009

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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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