Holding(s) in Company

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:

The Davis Service Group Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

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:

Christopher Kemball

(The Davis Service Group Plc

Chairman and proxy holder)

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

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

29 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 April 2010

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

81%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

 Ordinary Shares

25,000

(below 3%)

25,000

(below 3%)

139,124,049

25,000

139,124,049

-

81%

 ISIN Code

GB00B0F99717

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

139,124,049

81%

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:

Christopher Kemball

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

139,124,049

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

After conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held by The Davis Service Group Plc on 30 April 2010.

13. Additional information:

These voting rights are being held by the chairman of The Davis Service Group Plc pursuant to proxies received in respect of an Annual General Meeting to be held by the company on 30 April 2010. The voting rights will lapse immediately upon the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.

Davis Service Group shareholders are still entitled to vote in person at the AGM even if they have submitted a proxy.

14. Contact name:

David Lawler

(The Davis Service Group Plc

Company Secretary)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7259 6663