Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4060Q
Teesland Plc
30 January 2007


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 Teesland Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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 the notification                    Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                 Merrill Lynch International
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                   29.01.07
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                30.01.07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                     5%
8. Notified details:




A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction
 if possible      Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                          Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect
Ordinary 1p       7,439,595   5.922       Less than 3% Less than 3% 0            Less than 3% 0

ISIN
GB0031695223


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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
Less than 3%                                       Less than 3%




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:                            A Coutts-Britton
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7996 3565




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