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Consort Medical PLC08 November 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: Consort Medical Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): 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: ( ) Other (please specify): Transferred to External Fund Manager (X) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 1 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISIN CODE0094627 Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ord 10pGB0000946276 2,160,089 2,160,089 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0000946276 1,448,117 1,338,708 109,409 4.690% 0.384% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,448,117 5.074% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.231%) 2. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 4.843%) 3. Hermes Assured Limited (included with number 2) Please see Section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: See comment in Section 13 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: See comment in Section 13 13. Additional information: Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of corporate governance services to various underlying clients. Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5 This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). 14. Contact name: Valerie Davidson/Margaret Moss 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7680 2177 / 020 7680 2125 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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