Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 1130Z
  Dawnay, Day Sirius
  15 July 2008
   



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

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
                                                       Dawnay Day Sirius Limited
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are
 attached:

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 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):______________
                                 Funds under the discretionary management of Laxey Partners
 3. Full name of person(s)       Limited 
 subject to notification
 obligation:
                                 Credit Suisse Client Nominees UK Ltd and Vidacos Nominees
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Limited
 (if different from 3):
                                 14 July 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                 14 July 2008
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are     Over 5%
 crossed or reached:







 8: Notified Details  First Disclosure
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the triggering                                 Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
 If possible use ISIN  transaction
 code











 GG00B1W3VF54





                           Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting rights        Percentage of
voting
                                                           rights                                                       rights





                                                              N/A
                                        N/A                                  23,645,729




                                                                                                   Direct     Indirect          Direct 
Indirect



                                                                                               23,645,729                        7.82%




 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights

 23,645,729 shares        7.82%








 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 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:             
                              
 15. Contact telephone name:  
                              









    Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares


 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 Full name                                                              Laxey Partners Limited 
 (including legal form of legal entities)

 Contact address                                                        The Old Chapel, Summerhill Road
 (registered office for legal entities)

                                                                        Onchan, Isle of Man, IM3 1NA
 Phone number & email                                                              + 44 (0) 1624 690900

 Other useful information 
 (at least legal representative for legal persons)


 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
 Full name                                                                          
                                                                                    
 Contact address                                                                    
                                                                                    
 Phone number & email                                                               
                                                                                    
 Other useful information                                                           
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
 (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the       
 notification obligation)                                                           

 C: Additional information





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