Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Trinity Mirror

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

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

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

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

AEGON UK Group of Companies

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

17th December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21st December 2009

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

4-3%

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

GB0009039941

10,325,842

10,325,842

7,582,894

7,582,894

2,592,948

2.94

1.01

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,175,842

3.95%

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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

-150,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

17th December 2009

13. Additional information:

AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc 

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd

AEGON ICVC

14. Contact name:

Ryan Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 549 6275