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     TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

bglobal plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

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: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Ignis Investment Services Limited

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

N/A

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

25 January 2010

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

26 January 2010

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

5%

  8.     Notified details:

Nominee Holdings

A:     Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
B1VLV05

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights (x)
	Direct	Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
B1VLV05			3,949,690		5.02%

B:     Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights

C:    Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date (xvii)	Exercise/ Conversion period (xviii)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights (xix), (xx)
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,949,690	5.02%

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

Pearl Group Limited

Impala Holdings Limited

Peal Group Holdings (No. 1) Ltd

Ignis Asset Management Ltd

Ignis Investment Services Ltd (indirect)

Vidacos Nominees Ltd (3,949,690 - 5.02%)

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:

Percentage calculation based on Issued Share Capital of 78,693,008

14.     Contact name:

Deborah A. Wagner

15.     Contact telephone number:

0141 222 8000

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