HOLDINGS IN COMPANY 1 02102009
2 October 2009

Immediate release

PayPoint plc (“the Company”)
Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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

PayPoint Plc

 

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Artemis Investment Management Limited

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Artemis Special Situations

Institutional Special Situations

Pearson

Prudential

Akzo Nobel Pension Schem

Barclays UK Alpha

L&G(Barclays) MM Alpha Fund

L&G(Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha Fund

 

 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

30 September 2009

  

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 October 2009

 

 

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 using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

 

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B02QND93

3,094,968

3,094,968

3,509,968

3,509,968

 

5.19%

 

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

Expiration
date

 

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

 

Exercise

price

 

Expiration

date

 

Exercise/
Conversion period

 

Number of voting rights

instrument refers to

 

 

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,509,968

 

5.19%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

 

14. Contact name:

Artemis: - 0131 718 0429

 

15. Contact telephone number:

Artemis: Nicola Collins -

PayPoint Plc: Susan Court - 01707 600300

 

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