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Alba PLC18 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY ALBA PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 As in 2 above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. Account Designation BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 1,374,879 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 22,636 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 123,632 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 10,883 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 15,922 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 18,350 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 186,698 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16482 171,338 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 31,989 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED 1,230 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 1,230 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 3,300 R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c AK1 5,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N.A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N.A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N.A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N.A 9) Class of security Ordinary share of 10p each 10) Date of transaction N.A 11) Date listed company informed 18 DECEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 1,967,087 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.84% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries J E Malin 020 8594 5533 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification J E MALIN Date of Notification 18 DECEMBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays