Holding(s) in Company

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:

Consort Medical PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

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 notification obligation:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme.

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

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

18 June 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 June 2008

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

4%

8. Notified Details

1,752,161

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

GB0000946276

1,452,650

1,452,650

1,215,695

1,215,695

81,442

4.21%

0.282%

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

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,297,137

4.495%

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer 0.283%) 

Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer 4.223%) 

See section 13 for more information

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

See section 13

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

See section 13

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

See section 13

13. Additional information:

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.21 (h), which includes all the shares owned directy by BT Pension Scheme.

Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2 1(e).

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e)

Disclosure based on 28,851,852 shares in issue.

14. Contact name:

Jenny Owen

15. Contact telephone name:

01908 525211