Holding in Company

RNS Number:9012Z
Verdant Holdings PLC
09 July 2007

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

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

Verdant Holdings Plc

2. Reason for the notification

Acquisition of voting rights

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

Smith & Williamson Holdings Ltd

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

Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited

5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

28 June 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 July 2007

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    the Triggering           transaction(1)
             transaction
if possible
using the    Number of Number of      Number   Number of voting    % of voting
ISIN CODE    Shares    Voting Rights  of       rights              rights
                                      shares
                                      Direct   Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect
GB00B1HMZD32            1,676,700                     1,826,700            5.29%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights


Total (A+B)
     Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights
          1,826,700                                5.29%


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

Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson
Investment Management Limited, sub of S&W Hldgs Ltd: 1,826,700 shares.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the Proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A






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