Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2901X

888 Holdings plc

02 December 2010

 



888 Holdings Plc

('the Company')

Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

888 Holdings Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See attached schedule
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	29 November 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01 December 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares Indirect	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ISIN: GI000A0F6407	17,513,369	17,513,369	15,543,049		15,543,049		4.49

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
15,543,049	4.49%

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 proxy holder:	FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold:	1,970,320
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights:	29 November 2010

13. Additional information:	None
14 Contact name:	Shaheen Hussain
15. Contact:	[e-mail]

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML). FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), 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.

FIL
Issuer Name	888 Holdings PLC
Current ownership percentage	4.49%
Total shares held	15,543,049
Issued share capital	345,429,509
	Shares Held	Nominee	Management Company
	6,000	Brown Bros Harrimn LTD LUX	FIL
	913,187	JP Morgan, Bournemouth	FIL
	14,623,862	JP Morgan, Bournemouth	FISL

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