Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8213I
MTL Instruments Group PLC
29 November 2007



TR-1:

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

The MTL Instruments Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): No

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

INVESCO plc

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

N/A

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

27 November 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 November 2007

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

Falling below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of Voting
                                          Shares          Rights

Ordinary Shares                           1,381,700       1,381,700
GB0005507768

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if       Number of  Number of Voting    % of Voting
possible using the ISIN       Shares     Rights              Rights
CODE
                                         Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect
Ordinary
Shares                         961,819   Nil       961,819   Nil          4.94%
GB0005507768

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of Voting Rights that may  % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  Voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.
                        Date
                                                                        Rights

N/A          N/A        N/A           N/A                               N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights                      % of Voting Rights

961,819                                      4.94%


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

JP Morgan Chase:103,620 ordinary shares
Vidacos Nominees: 858,199 ordinary shares

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:

None

14. Contact name:

Bill Greenhalgh, Finance Director, The MTL Instruments Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

01582 407534

End: 29 November 2007  








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