For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached: ii Fidessa Group
plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 MFS Investment Management
notification obligation: iii
MFS invest in securities of
the issuer on behalf of its
4. Full name of shareholder(s) various mutual funds and
institutional account
(if different from 3.):iv clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached: v 26 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
vi, vii 5.00%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of % of voting
Shares Voting rights x Shares voting rights rights
if possible using the
ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
GB0007590234 1,838,298 1,838,298 2,000,055 5.27%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii rights that may be rights
Conversion
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix,
instrument period xviii refers to
xx
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
2,000,055 5.27%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Entity Holding Percentage Held
1,612,561 4.2459%
MFS Investment Management
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 18,817 0.0495%
MFS International Ltd. 93,511 0.2462%
MFS International (U.K.) Limited 212,827 0.5604%
MFS International Management K.K. 62,339 0.1641
Notifiable Interest 2,000,055 5.2662%
Shares Outstanding 37,979,104
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number: