Holding(s) in Company

3rd Dec 2008 16:44

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:

Chesnara plc 2. Reason for notification [Yes/No]

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which No

may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No

Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its

notification obligation: group 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See additional information under 13 different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on 02 December 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached if

different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 03 December 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above the threshold of 10%

reached: 8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after of shares the triggering the triggering transaction transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B00FPT80 6,658,928 6,658,928 10,163,397 0 10,163,397 0.000% 10.014% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 10,163,397 10.014%

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 ThreadneedleAsset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A

holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Rigistered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c41408 150,000 William & Glyns A/c301780 195,000 (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c03449 1,945,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10479 3,928 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c18667 695,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10496 2,854,469 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10495 4,320,000 14 Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle group

15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0)20 7464 5000

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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Chesnara