(DWN.L) Dawson Holdings PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 8265A Dawson Holdings PLC 15 October 2009

Due to an error in the percentage of voting rights, the below announcement is a replacement of RNS Announcement 6731A on 13 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer DAWSON HOLDINGS PLC

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the IAN PITTAWAY

notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 12 OCTOBER 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 9%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ord GBP 0 0 6,519,493 6,519,493 0 9.1 0

0.01

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
6,519,493 9.1%

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

Ian Pittaway is nominee for the trustees of the Dawson Holdings Group Pension Fund.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A

to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A

voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Philip Kenny
15. Contact telephone number: 0161 234 8357

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name IAN PITTAWAY AS
(including legal form of legal entities) TRUSTEE OF THE

Contact address C/O Sackers &
(registered office for legal entities) Partners LLP, 29
Ludgate Hill,
London, EC4M 7NX
Phone number & email 020 7329 6699
Other useful information Pinsent Masons
(at least legal representative for legal persons) 0161 234 8234

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

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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