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:

Chaucer Holdings 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 TSB Group Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Jersey Nominees Ltd

Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd

State Street Nominees Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

23 June 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 June 2008

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

Reached 6%

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

0029395

ORD GBP0.25

20,327,854

20,327,854

20,719,858

20,719,858

6.002

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

20,719,858

6.002

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

18,700,760 Shares are held by Jersey Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

2,579 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

2,016,519 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

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:

14 Contact name:

Helen Martin

15. Contact telephone name:

Chaucer Holdings PLC

Assistant Company Secretary

020 7105 8049

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Henry Duncan House 120 George StreetEdinburghEH2 4LH

Phone number & email

+44 (0) 131 225 4555

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Chaucer Holdings PLC would like to confirm that the 18,700,760 shares held by Jersey Nominees Ltd as outlined under 9 above represent shares held as Trustees of the Chaucer Holdings PLC Employee Benefit Trust for use in respect of the Deferred Share Bonus Plan and other share plans.