Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Connaught plc

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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): 

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

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

See Section 9.

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

19 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 January 2009

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

To below Direct/Indirect 8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the 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 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ord 2p Shares

GB00B139BQ35

9,830,189

9,830,189

207,694

207,694

9,147,030

0.169%

7.456%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

9,354,724

7.626%

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

8,286,770 Shares (6.755%) 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 Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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

122,672,123

14. Contact name:

Kenny Melville

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 243 8671