AGA RANGEMASTER GROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company

        






AGA RANGEMASTER GROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex                                     
                                                                               
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                      

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Aga Rangemaster Group plc issuer 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                              Yes   
                                                                               
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           Hargreave Hale Limited          
the notification obligation: iii                                               
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if              Discretionary Clients          
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date               19 November 2012             
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                 20 November 2012             
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      5%                    
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of  Situation previous           Resulting situation after          
shares          to the triggering                 the triggering               
                   transaction                     transaction                 
                                                                               
if possible               Number                 Number          % of voting   
using           Number      of      Number         of             rights x     
the ISIN CODE     of      Voting      of         voting                        
                Shares    Rights    shares       rights                        
                                                                               
                                    Direct  Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                              xi       xii                     
                                                                               
Ordinary       3,005,098 3,005,098                  4,255,098          6.1433% 
Shares of 46 7                                                                 
/8 pence each                                                                  
                                                                               
GB00B2QMX606                                                                   

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 rights that may be    rights    
                                    xiv         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 finan Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting

     cial       price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  

        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
               4,255,098                                6.1433%                

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

                 
                                                                               
4,250,000 of these shares are held for a unit trust operated by Marlborough    
Fund Managers Ltd for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a     
discretionary basis. The remaining shares are held for other Discretionary     
clients.                                                                       

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:                                     P M Sissons              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                        01926 455755

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