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:

Hampson Industries PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group of companies 

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

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

06.08.2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07.08.2008

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

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B0P8RT6

8,031,723

8,031,723

282,666

282,666

7,616,557

0.18

4.81

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

7,899,223

4.99%

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

Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of Issued Share Capital

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 237,580 0.15013 

UK Smaller Companies Fund

Indirect

AXA Rosenberg 58,771 0.03714

Indirect

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 31,750 0.02006 

Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 19,890 0.01257

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management 103,313 0.06528

FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct

AXA Framlington 540,375 0.34147 

Indirect

AXA Framlington 169,058 0.10683 

Indirect

AXA Framlington 146,651 0.09267

Indirect

AXA Framlington 2,187,500 1.38231

Indirect

AXA Framlington 3,250,000 2.05371

Indirect

AXA Framlington 397,185   0.25099 

Indirect

AXA Framlington 404,812  0.25581

Indirect

AXA Framlington 169,625 0.10719

Indirect

Framlington onshore private clients 55,000 0.03476

Indirect

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 78,742 0.04976

Direct 

AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 48,971 0.03095

Direct

Total Direct 282,666 0.17862

Total Indirect 7,616,557 4.81299

Total 7,899223 4.99161

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:

Malcolm Dolan

15. Contact telephone number:

01384 485345