Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

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

Waterman Group 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

DTR (Disclosure of contracts for difference) 1st June 2009

X

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

BlackRock Inc.

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

1st June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3rd June 2009

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

Gone above 14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0009422543

3,274,974

3,274,974

N/A

N/A

3,274,974

N/A

11.05%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,093,932

Nominal

Delta

3.69%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,368,906

14.74%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 4,368,906 (14.74%) 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

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

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

BlackRock Inc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS

Phone number & email

0207 743 2602

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Kai Chew

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Waterman Group plc

Contact address

Pickfords Wharf Clink Street London SE1 9DG

Phone number & email

0207 928 7888

Other useful information

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

Graham Hiscocks

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.