Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 2384Z
  Dawnay, Day Sirius
  16 July 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
                                                       Dawnay Day Sirius Limited
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are
 attached:                                             Sedol B1W3VF5

 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):______________
                                 1. Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of
 3. Full name of person(s)       Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
 subject to notification         2. Lansdowne Partners International Limited 
 obligation:
                                 Morstan Nominees Ltd
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (Registered Shareholder)
 (if different from 3):
                                 14/07/08
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                 16/07/08
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:

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





 8: Notified Details   
 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










 Ordinary Shares





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




                                                       15,720,000
                                 15,720,000

                                                                                  0




                                                                                     Direct  Indirect       Direct        Indirect




                                                                                          0  Below 5%       0             Below 5%




 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

 Below 5%                 Below 5%




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of
 Lansdowne Partners Limited




 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                         Lansdowne Partners Limited 

 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:             Hugh Orange

 15. Contact telephone name:  [phone]





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