Holding(s) in Company
888 Holdings plc
02 November 2006
Closing Amendment
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF 888 HOLDINGS PLC (THE
'ARTICLES')
1. Company in which shares are held: 888 Holdings Plc
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company
(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager
of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered
Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management
(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity
Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment
managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Article 246(b) of the Articles.
5. The notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity
and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or
in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to
submit these notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under Article 235(b)(ii) of the Articles,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise
a right conferred by the holding of the shares to control the exercise of such rights,
or under Article 235(c)- (d) respectively.
7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share
capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have no further
reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. This
statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no change
has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof.
By ___________________________________
Rani Jandu
Regulatory Reporting Senior Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance
Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiter
by and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
Schedule A Closing Amendment
Security: 888 HOLDINGS PLC
Current ownership percentage: 0.85%
Total Shares Held: 2,886,057
Shares in Issue: 337,618,820
Change in holdings since last filing: (9,970,034) ordinary shares
MANAGEMENT
SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
2,600 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
117,200 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
596,296 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
39,300 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
265,561 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
193,600 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
161,700 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON
317,200 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
298,400 FPM MELLON BANK
76,000 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES
586,100 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
232,100 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN
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