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Hargreaves Services PLC24 February 2006 HARGREAVES SERVICES PLC (the "Company") 24 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES The Company received notification today of the following major interest inshares. 1. Name of Company:Hargreaves Services plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:Artemis Investment Management Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholdernamed in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holderif it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18Persons in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares heldby each of them: Artemis UK Smaller Companies 1,400,000 Artemis UK Growth 1,646,336 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class:Not disclosed 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class:Not disclosed 9. Class of security:Ordinary shares of 10p each 10. Date of transaction:Not disclosed 11. Date company informed:24 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification:3,046,336 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:12.87% 14. Any additional information:Not disclosed 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:Steve MacQuarrie on 0191 373 4485 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification:Steve MacQuarrie, Company Secretary Date of notification:24 February 2006 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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