Holding(s) in Company (3464F)

TIDMEDD TIDM0H7D

RNS Number : 3464F

Education Development Intl PLC

21 April 2011

 
 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 which voting rights are     EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL 
 attached: (ii)                                         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)                                      18/04/2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                  20/04/2011 
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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 
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 GB0004486006   Below 3%         Below 3%          2,006,313     2,006,313     N/A           3.54%         N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that may 
                                                                    be 
 Type of                           Exercise/                        acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration      Conversion Period               instrument is             % of voting 
 instrument          date (xiii)    (xiv)                           exercised/ converted.      rights 
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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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                                                Exercise/ 
 Type of                                        Conversion     Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     period          rights instrument           % of voting rights 
 instrument        price         date (xvii)    (xviii)         refers to                    (xix, xx) 
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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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                          2,006,313                                                   3.54% 
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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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