RNS Number : 9219U
Johnson Service Group PLC
03 January 2012

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Johnson Service Group PLC

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 the acquisition 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 notification obligation:

Bank of America Corporation

4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):

Merrill Lynch International

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

30 December 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 January 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 7%



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004762810

17,750,000

17,750,000

17,650,000

17,650,000

0

6.95%

0


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/a





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

N/a





Nominal

Delta



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,650,000

6.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


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:

Kim Oakley

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 996 0275


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