Holding(s) in Company

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:

Dawnay Day Sirius Ltd 

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:

Principle Capital Investment Trust plc 

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

Bank of New York Nominees Ltd- a/c 293891

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

1 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2008

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

4%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Ordinary Shares

Of npv

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

9,583,915

Number of voting rights

9,583,915

Number of shares

13,032,212

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

13,032,212

Direct

Indirect

4.31

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

13,032,212

4.31

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

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:

Brian Padgett, Principle Capital Fund Managers Ltd and Principle Capital GP Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

+4122 908 1190