Regulatory News

REG-Jessops plc Holding(s) in Company

Released: 08/10/2009

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RNS Number : 4512A  
  
Jessops plc  
  
08 October 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  
  
  
 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof   Jessops PLC  
  existing shares to which voting rights areattached:                 
  
  
 
  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        Barclays PLC                                          
  obligation:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                    
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):       Barclays Bank Trust Company LtdBarclays Stockbrokers  
                                                              Ltd                                                   
  5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold   29-Sep-09                                             
  is crossed orreached:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                    
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                           30-Sep-09                                             
                                                                                                                    
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:              10% to 16%                                            
                                                                                                                    
  
  
 
  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                                                                       
                                                 Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect    
                       10,710,616   10,710,616   16,946,644   0            16,946,644   0.00         16.47       
  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  
  16,946,644                16.47                        
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and/or the                                            
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   
  Barclays Bank Trust Company LtdBarclays Stockbrokers Ltd     
                                                               
  
  
 
  Proxy Voting:                                                      
                                                                     
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      
                                                                     
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto              
  hold:                                                              
                                                                     
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting            
  rights:                                                            
                                                                     
  
  
 
  13. Additional information:                     
                                                  
  14. Contact name:                Geoff Smith    
                                                  
  15. Contact telephone number:    020 7116 2913  
                                                  
  
  
 
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