Holding(s) in Company (2890D)

TIDMEDD TIDM0H7D

RNS Number : 2890D

Education Development Intl PLC

21 March 2011

 
 For filings with the FSA include 
  the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to           EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT 
 which voting rights are attached: (ii)              INTERNATIONAL PLC 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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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 the 
  notification obligation: (iii)                  Deutsche Bank AG 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                       16/03/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                   18/03/2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                     3% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction                       transaction 
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                               Number 
                 Number         of 
                  of            Voting             Number          Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                  Shares        Rights              of shares       rights                    (x) 
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                                                                   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)           (xii)     Direct      Indirect 
--------------   ---  ------  ------  -----  ---  --------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                                                  Below        Below 
 GB0004486006    2,141,572     2,141,572             Below 3%        Below 3%      3%            3%       Below 3% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)     Conversion Period                 rights that may           rights 
                                        (xiv)                             be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting              % of voting rights 
  financial        price        date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                   period           refers to 
                                               (xviii) 
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                                                                                             Nominal     Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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                          Below 3%                                                   Below 3% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                       Dirk Young 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           [phone] 
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