Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6917O
Bede PLC
25 February 2008


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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|For filings with the FSA include the    |
|annex                                   |
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|For filings with issuer exclude the     |
|annex                                   |
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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    |Bede plc                       |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting      |                               |
|rights are attached:                           |                               |
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|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         |Yes       |
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|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result|          |
|in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights  |          |
|are attached                                                        |          |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    |          |
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|Other (please specify):______________                               |          |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to   |Barclays PLC                           |
|notification obligation:               |                                       |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                       |
|different from 3):                     |                                       |
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|5. Date of transaction (and date on    |21 FEBRUARY 2008                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or      |                                       |
|reached if different):                 |                                       |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:      |22 FEBRUARY 2008                       |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |7%                                     |
|reached:                               |                                       |
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|8: Notified Details                                                                |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                |
|                                                                                   |
|                                                                                   |
+----------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type|Situation previous  |Resulting situation after the triggering           |
|of shares |to the triggering   |transaction                                        |
|          |transaction         |                                                   |
|If        +---------+----------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+
|possible  |Number of|Number of |Number of|Number of voting    |Percentage of voting|
|use ISIN  |shares   |voting    |shares   |rights              |rights              |
|code      |         |rights    |         +----------+---------+----------+---------+
|          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |
|          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |
|          |         |          |         |Direct    |Indirect |Direct    |Indirect |
+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+
+------------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+--------+
|GB0002023454|5,999,984|5,999,984|6,295,729|   0    |6,295,729|  0.00  | 7.21%  |
+------------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------+--------+--------+

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



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|Total (A+B)                                                                  |
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|Number of voting rights               |Percentage of voting rights           |
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|6,295,729                             |7.21%                                 |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or  |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               |
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|The interest in 10,170,000 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,    |
|Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian |
|for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of   |
|Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.                                |
|                                                                             |
|The interest in 6,762,128 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by    |
|Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc.   |
|These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.       |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
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|10. Name of proxy holder:             |N/A                                   |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy     |N/A                                   |
|holder will cease to hold:            |                                      |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will   |N/A                                   |
|cease to hold voting rights:          |                                      |
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|13. Additional information:           |N/A                                   |
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|14 Contact name:                      |Geoff Smith                           |
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|15. Contact telephone name:           |020 7116 2913                         |
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



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