Holding(s) in Company

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

Ladbrokes plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): 

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

Eminence Capital, LLC

Ricky C. Sandler

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

Goldman Sachs & Co

Vidacos Nominees Limited

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

10 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 February 2009

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

3%

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

Eminence Capital, LLC

Ordinary Shares

18,830,000

18,830,000

Below 3%

Below 3%

Below 3%

Ricky Sandler

Ordinary Shares

GB00B0ZSH635

18,830,000

18,830,000

Below 3%

Below 3%

Below 3%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Eminence Capital, LLC

Below 3%

Below 3%

Ricky C. Sandler

Below 3%

Below 3%

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

Ricky C. Sandler is the Managing Member of Eminence Capital, LLC and therefore may be deemed to have indirect voting power with respect to the shares directly owned by the funds managed by Eminence Capital, LLC.

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: