Holding(s) in Company

23rd Jan 2007 13:22

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

royalblue group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Schroders plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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

In respect of the above holder

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

Schroder Investment Management Limited 1,745,833 Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 143,800

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued classn/a

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

nil 8. Percentage of issued classn/a 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares 10. Date of transaction20 January 200711. Date company informed20 January 2007

12. Total holding following this notification

1,889,633

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.631%

14. Any additional information

Initial disclosure under new Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The shares are held in portfolios managed by the above firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Susanna Freeman 01483 206300 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationSusanna Freeman Date of notification23 January 2007

ROYALBLUE GROUP PLC

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