Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 9274I
  Thorntons PLC
  25 November 2008
   


    TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
    THORNTONS PLC

    2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

    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) : ( )

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
    Morgan Stanley

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

    5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
      24 November 2008
    6. Date on which issuer notified:
    25 November 2008

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

    8. Notified details:
    *****..


    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if               Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares      Number of voting Rights (viii)

 Ordinary 10p shares             Below 3%              Below 3%


    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 Class/type of shares if         Number of shares   Number of voting rights (ix)  % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN CODE
                                 Direct             Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)    Direct   Indirect

 Ordinary 10p shares              3,462,032          3,462,032                     5.06%


    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting      % of voting rights
                               (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)    rights that may be
                                                                           acquired if the
                                                                           instrument is
                                                                           exercised/
                                                                           converted.



    Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 3,462,032                5.06%

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

    Morgan Stanley Co International Plc

    Proxy Voting:

    10. Name of the 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:
    Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary
    15. Contact telephone number: 01773 542384

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