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LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dawson Holdings PLC:

RNS Number : 8666C Dawson Holdings PLC 20 November 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

('Dawson' or the 'Company')

Notice of Preliminary Results

The Company's negotiations over banking facilities are progressing well and we expect to reach a conclusion by the end of this calendar year, well ahead of the external deadline of February 2010. We will announce their conclusion as appropriate. Our preliminary results for the financial year ended 30 September 2009 will be announced once these discussions are concluded.

For further information, please contact www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive 020 3167 4128

Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090

Dru Danford/Edward Mansfield

Smithfield

Katie Hunt/Reg Hoare 020 7360 4900

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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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RNS Number : 1153B Dawson Holdings PLC 21 October 2009

21 October 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

Change of Registered Office

With effect from 20th October 2009 the registered office of Dawson has changed to the following:

Dawson Holdings PLC

Blenheim House 1 Blenheim Road

Epsom Surrey

KT19 9AP

For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4100

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

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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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RNS Number : 6731A Dawson Holdings PLC 13 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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

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 notification IAN PITTAWAY

obligation:

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 12 OCTOBER 2009

is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 OCTOBER 2009

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

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

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
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord GBP 0 0 6,519,493 6,519,493 0 9.99 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 Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
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
6,519,493 9.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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 to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name: Phillip Kenny
15. Contact telephone number: 0161 234 8357

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RNS Number : 6322A Dawson Holdings PLC 12 October 2009

12 October 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

("Dawson" or the "Company")

The Board of Dawson is please to announce that at its General Meeting held on 12 October 2009 all resolutions in relation to the reorganisation, as outlined in the circular to shareholders dated 15 September 2009, were duly passed.

Consequently Dawson will, under the terms of the reorganisation, issue 6,519,493 new ordinary shares and 25,623,586 B shares to the trustees of Dawson's pension scheme. Admission of the new ordinary shares is expected on 13 October 2009.

Following the reorganisation and subsequent issue of new Ordinary Shares and B shares, there will be:

(i) 71,779,684 issued ordinary shares admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in
relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company; and

(ii) 25,623,586 issued B shares which are unlisted. The B shares do not carry the right to vote.

The total voting rights figure (of 71,779,684) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4128

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090

Dru Danford / Edward Mansfield

Smithfield 020 7360 4900

Reg Hoare / Rebecca Whitehead

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RNS Number : 2722A Dawson Holdings PLC 06 October 2009

6 October 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

("Dawson" or the "Group")

Trading Update

Notice of Preliminary Results

Dawson Holdings PLC, the media services business, today issues the following update on trading in advance of its preliminary results for the financial year ended 30 September 2009, which the Group intends to announce on 2 December 2009.

Given the very difficult background of the past year, our three businesses have performed well, remaining profitable and cash generative throughout the period. Although all the businesses have been affected to varying degrees by the recession, the continuing Group is expected overall to achieve the current market expectations.

Dawson Media Direct, our airline media business, continues to grow its overseas airline market. The UK market, however, remains difficult for our clients. The airline sector felt the effects of the recession later than many others and is traditionally one that recovers later too.

Dawson Books has experienced a marked slowdown in UK print sales as a result of library budget cuts and from expenditure on books being reduced by higher journal prices. This has been offset to an extent by a relatively strong export performance and the rate of growth in sales of dawsonera, our eBook offering, which, although a small part of the business, continues to meet our expectations.

In Dawson Marketing Services, we have seen the continued contraction of our clients' marketing activities, as economic conditions have not yet improved. Indeed a number of bad debts have been suffered as a result of customers ceasing to trade. Some success in our efforts to win new business and maintain strong relationships with existing clients should hold us in good stead once the economy improves. The rationalisation of our warehousing is underway and we expect to see the benefits of this in the first half of the new financial year.

Central costs are under continuous review to ensure that they match the future requirements of the Group.

Financial position

As indicated last month, the Group is now in the 180 day period during which its banking facilities and security arrangements (including cross-guarantees) need to be renegotiated. The Board

has no reason to doubt that the renewed facilities will be similar to those agreed on 28 May 2009, which have sustained the continuing Group since that time. The level of net debt for the Group is well within the facilities currently available. An update will be provided once the negotiations have been concluded, which is expected to be some time after the completion of the General Meeting, to be held on 12 October 2009, to finalise the Group Reorganisation.

Commenting, Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive, said:

"As highlighted in earlier statements, 2009 has been a tough year for Dawson where the combination of the worst recession in living memory and the forced removal of our news business

have clearly damaged performance. However, the group has survived both assaults and all three continuing businesses retain good market positions and are profitable. We are

looking forward with confidence to the future."

For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4128

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090

Dru Danford / Edward Mansfield

Smithfield 020 7360 4900

Reg Hoare / Rebecca Whitehead

About Dawson Holdings:

Dawson, through its three businesses, Media Direct, Books, and Marketing Services, provides specialist media services, supplying newspapers, magazines, digital and audio visual content to airlines, academic books to universities and marketing point of sale materials and fulfilment services.

Dawson Media Direct (DMD) is an international media agency linking airlines and media publishers to ensure airline passengers are entertained and informed. DMD provides newspapers, magazines, movies and other audio visual content to airlines worldwide. 150 million newspapers and magazines are sourced and loaded around the world each year through DMD's in-house operations in Europe, Middle East, Asia and the USA, supplemented by outsourced operations to provide global reach. This allows the customers of more than 120 airlines to benefit from copy availability in lounges, at departure gates and onboard aircraft. DMD has a 50% shareholding in Phantom Media, an integrator of audio/visual media content for airline in-flight entertainment (ife) systems and supplier of the innovative "bluebox" wireless ife hardware.

As one of the world's principal academic and professional library suppliers, Dawson Books is at the forefront of technical innovation in book supply to academic, professional and research institutions. In the continually expanding world of library services, Dawson Books is a genuine rarity: an agile, forward looking company with traditional values and unwavering commitment to personal service. For almost 200 years we have been handling books with care and making them available to information specialists all over the world, building a database of almost ten million titles, with full bibliographic information on each book. The breadth of our service includes shelf-ready books to libraries, the latest technological data enhancements to library book records and, most recently, the introduction of dawsonera, our electronic book platform, which fully integrates with our services for print.

Dawson Marketing Services (DMS) provides supply chain solutions for the distribution of printed materials, primarily for point of sale and direct mail marketing activities, and for the fulfilment or e-fulfilment of products sold via mail order or the internet. DMS makes its design, print, storage, transport, management, inbound call centre services and web-enabled IT services available to a blue chip customer base primarily in the media, consumer electronics, wines and spirits, pharmaceutical, high street retail and charity sectors.

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By Catherine Bosley

LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's consumer watchdog said it would not refer magazine and newspaper distributors to the Competition Commission, after new deals were struck that could benefit consumers, but left the door open for a further review.
John Menzies Plc and Smiths News Plc dominate the news distribution market in Britain.
An analyst with Altium Securities said the holding by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) would benefit competition, but the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) industry body said it in no way helped consumers.
The OFT on Thursday cited publishers retendering distribution agreements and the exit of Dawson Holdings Plc from the sector as reasons why no referral was needed, adding there was a chance of further market changes that would benefit consumers.
However, the OFT said it had not given the sector a clean bill of health.
"It has found that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that some features of the newspaper and magazine distribution markets prevent, restrict or distort competition," it said in a statement on Thursday.

Newspaper distributors Smiths and John Menzies welcomed the decision, with Menzies saying it would have "knock-on benefits for consumers."
Karl Green of Altium agreed, saying that reducing the number of distributors brought about savings via economies of scale.
"The regulator is recognising that the increased regional density that both of these players have achieved as a result of taking over the Dawson business is going to lead to better service, better prices for the customers," he said.

However, David Daniel, trade relations manager at the NFRN, said the OFT's decision did not affect the exclusive agreements between some distributors and newspaper publishers that effectively disadvantage independent retailers.
"There aren't any benefits to consumers," he said. "Retailers don't get any choice whatsoever of who supplies them."
In October 2008, following an investigation requested by the NFRN, the OFT held there was scope for more competition in the newspaper and magazine distribution market.
The review prompted Dawson, once the UK's third-largest wholesaler, to sell parts of its distribution business to Smiths and Menzies and to exit the market.
Shares in Smiths were up 0.9 percent by 1337 GMT, while those in Menzies rose 3.1 percent.
(Reporting by Catherine Bosley; Editing by Simon Jessop) Keywords: OFT DAWSON/

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LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's consumer watchdog said it would not refer magazine and newspaper distributors to the Competition Commission after new deals were struck that could benefit consumers, but left the door open for a further review.
In a statement on Thursday the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) cited publishers retendering distribution agreements and the exit of Dawson Holdings Plc from the sector and said there was a reasonable chance of further market changes.
"However, the OFT has not given the sector a clean bill of health - it has found that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that some features of the newspaper and magazine distribution markets prevent, restrict or distort competition," it added.
In October 2008, following an investigation requested by an association of retail newsagents, the OFT published an opinion saying there could be scope for more competition in the newspaper and magazine distribution market.
The review prompted Dawson, once the UK's third-largest wholesaler, to exit the market, with Dawson's Finance Director Hugh Cawley saying the OFT's decision was a significant factor in the loss of business to larger rivals.
Earlier this year, after losing several distribution agreements to Smiths News Plc and John Menzies , Dawson sold parts of its collapsed distribution business to Smiths and Menzies.
In August, two other Dawson subsidiaries were placed into administration.
"What matters to consumers is being able to get newspapers and magazines where and when they want them, at competitive prices," said OFT Director Louis Christofides in Thursday's decision statement.

"We understand that our decision comes at a difficult time for some newsagents. However, we would encourage firms to focus on responding to market changes and competing to bring positive developments for retailers and their customers unhampered by further investigation in the short term."
Shares in Smiths were up 1.5 percent by 0744 GMT, paring earlier gains, while shares in Menzies were down 2.5 percent.
(Reporting by Catherine Bosley; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)) Keywords: OFT DAWSON/

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RNS Number : 0901Z Dawson Holdings PLC 15 September 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

("Dawson" or the "Company")

The Board of Dawson is pleased to announce that a circular relating to the proposed increase in authorities to issue and allot new ordinary shares and new B shares and proposed amendments to the articles of association of the Company (the "Circular"), which was initially announced on 28 May 2009, is being posted to shareholders today. The Circular includes a notice convening a general meeting of the Company to be held on Monday 12 October 2009 at 12.00 p.m. at DLA Piper UK LLP, 3 Noble Street, London, EC2V 7EE. The Circular will be available on Dawson's website at www.dawson.co.uk/ir-home

The Circular will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

For further information, please contact: For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4128

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090

Dru Danford / Edward Mansfield

Smithfield 020 7360 4900

Reg Hoare / Rebecca Whitehead

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RNS Number : 7560Y Dawson Holdings PLC 09 September 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 Barclays PLC

obligation:
Barclays PLC

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

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 2nd September 2009

threshold is crossed or reached if different):
8th September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% to below notifiable %

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 rights Percentage of voting rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary
GB0002584562 3,274,705 3,274,705 Not Reportable Not Reportable Not Reportable Not Reportable Not Reportable

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

Not Reportable Not Reportable

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 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: Geoff Smith
Barclays PLC

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913

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