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SIG PLC06 June 2007 TR-1 Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: SIG plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (x)An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ( )An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (x)Other (please specify): Revised due to DTR rules - see Section 13 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation : Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN FPM 86,700NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 648,580JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 620,500JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 3,554,794JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 976,877JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FII 83,000HSBC INVST BANK LTD SEOUL FIL 26,343BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 5,841,555BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL 26,950BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 460,400BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 136,200 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedif different) : 1 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached : 10% 8. Notified Details : A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggeringIf possible using the ISIN CODE transaction GB0008025412 Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights 12,459,994 12,459,994 Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggeringIf possible using the ISIN CODE transaction Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008025412 12,461,899 - 9.26% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering action Type of Financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting Instrument date Conversion rights that may rights Period/Date be acquired if the Instrument is Exercised/ converted Total (A + B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 12,461,899 9.26% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for variousdirect and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity InvestmentsManagement (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutionalclients. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: 1,905 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting rights: 1 June 2007 13. Additional information: The decrease below the 10% threshold is a result of the increase in total votingrights figure from 123,121,368 to 134,513,484. 14. Contact Name: Laura Cottrell 15. Contact: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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