Debt Free Direct Group PLC
09 October 2007
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Debt Free Direct Group plc
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):_Share issue by company_____________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation: Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See attached schedule
3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different): 05 October 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified: 09 October 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible shares voting shares rights
use ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0032360280 4,525,869 4,525,869
4,689,969 11.19%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
4,689,969 11.19%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
FIL
Issuer name: DEBT FREE DIRECT GROUP PLC
Current ownership percentage: 11.19%
Total shares held: 4,689,969
Issued share capital: 41,906,705
SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
369,200 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FII
198,800 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FIL
3,402,169 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISL
101,500 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FPM
463,400 Northern Trust London FPM
154,900 State Str Bk and TR co Lndn(s) FPM
Fidelity International Limited (FIL)is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investments Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gaston (FIGEST),
Fidelity Investment Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHIK),
Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
Investment managers for the various non-US Investment companies and Institutional clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: Fidelity International
Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
164,100 shares
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
05 October 2007
13. Additional information:
14 Contact name: Paul Latham
15. Contact telephone number: 0845 296 0200
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