Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

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:

Kesa Electricals 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:

AXA S.A, 25 Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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):

19 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 January 2009

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

5%

8: Notified Details

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

Direct

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0033040113

30,734,366

30,734,366

3,270,113

3,270,113

26,440,249

0.62% 4.99%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

29,710,362

5.61%

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

Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital

Alliance Capital Management 1,426,760.00 0.26943

Direct

AXA 1,138,197.00 0.21494

Direct

AXA Financial, Inc 25,646,150.00 4.84298

Indirect

AXA France 794,099.00 0.14996

Indirect

AXA IM UK 14,932.00 0.002819735

Direct

AXA Winterthur 690,224.00 0.13

Direct

Total Direct 3,270,113 0.61753

Total Indirect 26,440,249 4.99294

TOTAL 29,710,362  5.61046

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 529,553,216

14 Contact name:

Simon Enoch

Company Secretary - KESA Electricals plc

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7269 1400