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REG-Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 5935C  
  
Debenhams plc  
  
16 November 2009  
  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                    DEBENHAMS plc                                                                                  
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                        
  attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                                                            
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                           X              
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                                       
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                                           
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                     
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                              
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                              Artemis Investment Management Limited                                                                          
  notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                                                          
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if differentfrom 3.):iv                                              Artemis Strategic Assets Fund                                                                                  
                                                                                                        Witan Investment Trust                                                                                         
                                                                                                        L&G(Barclays) Series2 MM AlphaFund                                                                             
                                                                                                        L&G(Barclays) MM Alpha Fund                                                                                    
                                                                                                        Barclays UK Alpha                                                                                              
                                                                                                        SAUL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                        BBC PENSION TRUST                                                                                              
                                                                                                        L&G Barclays Income 2                                                                                          
                                                                                                        L&G Barclays Income 1                                                                                          
                                                                                                        Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme                                                                                      
                                                                                                        Prudential Staff Pension Scheme                                                                                
                                                                                                        Pearson                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        Charities Pool (COL)                                                                                           
                                                                                                        Hampstead Heath (COL)                                                                                          
                                                                                                        Institutional Special Situations                                                                               
                                                                                                        Institutional Equity Income Fund                                                                               
                                                                                                        P&O Pension Scheme                                                                                             
                                                                                                        BHS Pension Scheme                                                                                             
                                                                                                        BHS Senior Management Scheme                                                                                   
                                                                                                        Artemis Alpha Trust                                                                                            
                                                                                                        City of London Pension A/c                                                                                     
                                                                                                        City of London Cash A/c                                                                                        
                                                                                                        MT Income Fund                                                                                                 
                                                                                                        Artemis Capital Fund                                                                                           
                                                                                                        Artemis UK Special Situations Fund                                                                             
                                                                                                        Artemis Income Fund                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                12 November 2009                                                                                               
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                                    
  reached:v                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                     16 November 2009                                                                                               
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                10%                                                                                                            
  reached:vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                                                                                                                                          
  Class/type of        Situation previous                                                      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                    
  shares               to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                               
  if possible using    transaction                                                                                                                                                                                     
  the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                       Number                                 Number                           Number                   Number of voting                          % of voting rightsx                                  
                       of                                     of                               of shares                rights                                                                                         
                       Shares                                 Voting                                                                                                                                                   
                                                              Rights                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                               Direct                   Directxi                    Indirectxii   Direct                        Indirect               
  GB00B126KH97         128,297,457                            128,297,459                      130,422,622              130,422,624                               10.14%                                               
                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                 
  Type of financial                                  Expiration           Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv                              Number of voting                                  % of voting                    
  instrument                                         datexiii                                                                         rights that may be                                rights                         
                                                                                                                                      acquired if the                                                                  
                                                                                                                                      instrument is                                                                    
                                                                                                                                      exercised/ converted.                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi                                                                                                                     
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                 
  Type of financial               Exercise price              Expiration datexvii     Exercise/                         Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rightsxix, xx              
  instrument                                                                          Conversion periodxviii                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                Nominal                         Delta  
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Number of voting rights                                                                                       Percentage of voting rights                                                                            
  130,422,624                                                                                                   10.14%                                                                                                 
  
  
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the    
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi                     
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
  Proxy Voting:                                                                     
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                     
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                               
  to hold:                                                                          
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                 
  voting rights:                                                                    
                                                                                    
  13. Additional information:                                                       
  14. Contact name:               Paul Eardley                                      
  15. Contact telephone number:   020 7408 4444                                     
  
  
 
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