Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:9259Q
Dawnay, Day Sirius
27 March 2008


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Dawnay Day Sirius Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights  --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are     --------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to      Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International
notification obligation:                  Ltd
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International
different from 3):                        Ltd
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which 19/03/08
the threshold is crossed or reached if    ------------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:         26/03/08
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached:                       7%
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         previous to the
               triggering
               transaction
If possible
use ISIN
code

               Number   Number   Number of    Number of voting        Percentage of
               of       of       shares       rights                  voting rights
               shares   voting
                        rights                Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect

               Less     Less    
               than     than
GG00B1W3VF54   3%       3%       23,236,986   23,236,986                7.14%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/    No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial    date       conversion   be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument              period/      exercised/converted)            rights
                        date


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
          
23,236,986                                       7.14%



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

SAS Rue La Boetie
Credit Agricole SA
Calyon SA
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux 23,236,986 (7.14%)

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:                                   Gabrielle Burne

15. Contact telephone name:                        0207 214 6037

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.



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