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Whatman PLC02 January 2008 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY WHATMAN PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST SCHRODER PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 BENEFICIAL 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 12,937,293SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LTD 2,801,599 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 1,040,095 8) Percentage of issued Class 0.79% 9) Class of security ORDINARY 1P 10) Date of transaction 20.12.07 11) Date listed company informed 31-12-07 12) Total holding following this notification 15,738,892 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.92% 14) Any additional information JOHN SIMMONDS, COMPANY SECRETARY01622 676670 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries JOHN SIMMONDS, COMPANY SECRETARY 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .......... 2.1.08 .............. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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