Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 2832J
  Macfarlane Group PLC
  01 December 2008
   


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

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of    Macfarlane Group plc
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                               x
 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):  Initial Disclosure

 3. Full name of person(s)              Osprey Smaller
 subject to notification              Companies Income
 obligation:                              Fund Limited

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3):
                                            28/11/2008
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                            01/12/2008
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                              Below 3%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are
 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 code  transaction
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting       Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                  rights                 rights

                                                                                          Direct  Indirect       Direct        Indirect
                                       4,004,082             4,004,082                 0       0                           0%
 Ordinary 25p shares
  
 GB0005518872



 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
 0                                                 0%



 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 number:  
                                

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

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