Holding(s) in Company (5773I)

TIDMEDD

RNS Number : 5773I

Education Development Intl PLC

16 June 2011

 
 TR1: 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 
 attached: (ii)                                  EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INTL 
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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                                Polar Capital European Forager Fund 
  notification obligation: (iii)                                    Limited 
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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)                                                   16.06.2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                               16.06.2011 
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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 
                                                  Direct         (xi)        (xii)     Direct        Indirect 
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 GB0004486006   2,164,300        2,164,300        0              0 
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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 
                                                                   acquired if the 
 Type of                           Exercise/                       instrument is 
 financial          Expiration      Conversion Period              exercised/              % of voting 
 instrument          date (xiii)    (xiv)                          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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 0                                                  0% 
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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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                                        Polar Capital LLP - Operations 
 13. Additional information:            Department 
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 14. Contact name:                      Jack Wakeling 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                           [phone] 
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