Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8301D
Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
13 September 2007


                            Clerkenwell Ventures PLC
                   (the "Company" or "Clerkenwell Ventures")

                             Holding(s) in Company

The board of Clerkenwell Ventures announces that it has received notification
that the following entities are interested, directly or indirectly, in the
following number of ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company.

Date of        Entity          No. of       No. of ordinary shares as percentage
notification                   ordinary     of issued share capital and total
                               shares       voting rights
                               of 5p each
                               held
                               
13/09/2007     Noble AIM VCT   Below                        Below notifiable
               plc             notifiable                             amount
                               amount    
   
12/09/2007     Aviva plc        5,333,333                               6.47%

12/09/2007     Eaglet           3,633,333                               4.41%
               Investment
               Trust PLC

10/09/2007     Newton           8,028,571                               9.74%
               Investment
               Management Ltd *

10/09/2007     Fidelity         6,666,666                               8.08%
               International
               Limited *

10/09/2007     Hargreave Hale   3,289,774                               3.99%
               Limited *

07/09/2007     Schroders plc *  8,199,999                               9.95%

07/09/2007     AXA S.A. *       4,358,381                               5.29%

07/09/2007     Smith and       Below                        Below notifiable
               Williamson      notifiable                             amount
               Holdings Ltd    amount       
                               

* The number of shares disclosed for these entities are based on their
notifications prior to the Company's share capital consolidation at a ratio of
five to one on 11 September 2007, and have been adjusted for the above
consolidation.

Ends

Contacts:

Clerkenwell Ventures
Nicholas Wong, Company Secretary Telephone: [phone]

Seymour Pierce Limited Telephone: [phone]
David Newton/Nicola Marrin



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