Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its group

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

See additional information under 13.

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

06/06/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09/06/08

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

Above 12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B23DKN29

14,853,121

14,853,121

16,318,706

0

16,318,706

0%

12.209%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,318,706

12.209%

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

Ameriprise Financial Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Registered Owner Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408

82,500

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449

880,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891

5,842,636

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479

4,250

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667

574,168

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469

817,533

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496

1,440,532

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10482

1,759,383

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491

1,930,502

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,900,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489

1,087,202

14 Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle group

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 464 5000