Holding(s) in Company

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

12 February 2009

HAMWORTHY PLC

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:

Hamworthy plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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):

9 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 February 2009

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

Below 5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

If possible  use ISIN code

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number ofvoting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct Indirect

Direct Indirect

Ord 5p shares GB00B01VFV79

2,189,869

2,189,869

893,149

893,149

1,251,435

1.967%

2.756%

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

2,144,584

4.723%

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

n/a

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 the total voting rights figure of 45,410,351. Percentage shareholdings in the TR-1 released on 22 December 2008 were based on a total voting rights figure of 43,140,351.

14 Contact name:

Kenny Melville

15. Contact telephone name:

0131 243 8671