(BWNG.L) Brown (N) Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 0301B Brown (N.) Group PLC 19 October 2009

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of N Brown Group PLC

existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
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 no are attached
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): no
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments Ltd

notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Vidacos Nominees

from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 16 October 2009 the threshold
is crossed or reached):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 6%

reached:

8: Notified Details Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code GB00B1P6ZR11

Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights
16,692,758 16,692,758

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of
voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
16,130,258 6,992,036 9,138,222 2.532% 3.310%

Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
16,130,258 5.842%

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 the 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: investments_mo@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd or
Peter Tynan,N Brown Group plc

15. Contact telephone number: (0131) 245 6565 for : Investments
_mostandardlife.com
Standard Life Investmentsor
0161 238 2299 for N Brown Group plc

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