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:

Dawnay Day Sirius Limited

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:

Funds under the discretionary management of Laxey Partners Limited 

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

Credit Suisse Client Nominees UK Ltd and Vidacos Nominees Limited

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

14 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 July 2008

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

Over 5%

8: Notified Details First Disclosure

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GG00B1W3VF54

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

N/A

Number of voting rights

N/A

Number of shares

23,645,729

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

23,645,729

Indirect

Direct

7.82%

Indirect

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

23,645,729 shares

7.82%

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:

15. Contact telephone name:

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)

Laxey Partners Limited 

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

The Old Chapel, Summerhill Road

Onchan, Isle of Man, IM3 1NA

Phone number & email

+ 44 (0) 1624 690900

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