REG-Intnl Personal Fin Holding(s) in Company Released: 19/10/2009
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RNS Number : 0143B  
  
International Personal Finance Plc  
  
19 October 2009  
  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  
  
  
 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof   International Personal Finance plc  
  existing shares to which voting rights areattached:                                        
  
  
 
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):          
                                                                                     
  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        FMR LLC                
  obligation:                                                                        
                                                                                     
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):       See attached schedule  
                                                                                     
  5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold   14 October 2009        
  is crossed orreached:                                                              
                                                                                     
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                           16 October 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                                                                       
                                                 Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect    
  GB00B1YKG049         12,828,660   12,828,660   13,460,723                13,460,723                5.23        
                      
  
  
 
  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  
  13,460,723                5.23                         
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and/or the                                            
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   
                                                               
  See attached schedule                                        
                                                               
  
  
 
  Proxy Voting:                                                              
                                                                             
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                             FMR LLC          
                                                                             
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto     632,063          
  hold:                                                                      
                                                                             
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting   14 October 2009  
  rights:                                                                    
                                                                             
  
  
 
  13. Additional information:      None                 
                                                        
  14. Contact name:                Susan Tudor-Coulson  
                                                        
  15. Contact telephone number:    0113 283 6868        
                                                        
  
  
SCHEDULE FOR FMR  
  
FMR  
  
Issuer name:         International Personal Finance plc  
  
Current ownership percentage:      5.23%  
  
Total shares held:        13,460,723  
  
Issued share capital:        257,217,888  
  
 
                                                               Shares Held    Nominee                             Management Company  
  FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity            432,124        Brown Brothers Harriman and Co.     FMRCO               
  Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager    10,800         Brown Brothers Harriman and Co.     PTC                 
  for US mutual funds, and FIL Management Trust Company        10,701,536     JP Morgan Chase Bank                FMRCO               
  (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a  248,400        Mellon Bank N.A.                    FMRCO               
  US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or           124,400        Mellon Bank N.A.                    PTC                 
  investment manager of various pension and trust accounts     95,800         Northern Trust Co.                  FMRCO               
  and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC)                     949,463        State Street Bank and TR Co.        FMRCO               
                                                               72,500         State Street Bank and TR Co.        PTC                 
                                                               299,000        State Street Bank and TR Co.        PGATC               
                                                               129,200        CIBC Mellon Trust (C)               FCL                 
                                                               397,500        Northern Trust Co. (C)              PTC                 
  
  
 
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