Holding(s) in Company

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:

Cyril Sweett Group plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

YES

Other (please specify): _______ _______

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Cyril Sweett Trustee Company Limited

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):

5 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 December 2008

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

16%

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

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary GBP 0.10

9,199,148

9,199,148

9,199,148

9,199,148

N/A

16.06%

N/A

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

9,199,148

16.06%

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:

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

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

13. Additional information:

Shares held for the Cyril Sweett Share Incentive Plan on behalf of a number of Cyril Sweett employees

14 Contact name:

James Murray

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 061 9386