(DWN.L) Dawson Holdings PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 1476C Dawson Holdings PLC 06 November 2009

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: Dawson Holdings 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 Schroders Plc

obligation:

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

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is 5th November 2009 crossed or reached if different):
6th November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 18% to 17 %

8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

If possible use ISIN code transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of voting
rights rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 12,970,306 12,970,306 12,740,306 N/A 12,740,306 N/A 17.749

B: 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)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

12,740,306 17.749%

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

Schroder Investment Management Ltd 12,740,306 17.749%

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: The shares referred to in section 9 are held
in portfolios managed by those firms on a
discretionary basis for clients under
investment management agreements.
14 Contact name: Chris Melrose

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7658 6000

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