Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0156J
  Wren Homes Group PLC
  26 November 2008
   
 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Wren Homes Group plc    
 issuer of existing shares to which voting                 GB0031056459
 rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
 boxes)
 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):  Change in share capital                             X
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                         
 notification obligation:                                   Allianz SE
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
 from 3.)                                            Allianz Insurance plc   

 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which            7 November 2008  
 the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different)
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                     17 November 2008    
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                          3%
 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 using the ISIN     transaction 
 CODE
                                 Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting      % of voting
                                                       Rights                                   rights                rights
                                                                             Direct             Direct     Indirect   Direct   Indirect
          GB0031056459                1,473,222             1,473,222            1,473,222      1,473,222             2.8103%


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

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 1,473,222                   
                          2.8103%

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

 Allianz Insurance plc is a subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz SE is the
 ultimate holding company of Allianz Holdings plc which is a holding company
 of Allianz Insurance Plc. The shares in Allianz Holdings Plc are held by
 Allianz UK Limited, which is a 66.7% owned subsidiary of Allianz Europe
 Limited ("Allianz Europe"). The other 33.3% of shares in Allianz UK Limited
 are owned by Allianz Liebensversicherungs GmbH, which is itself an indirect
 subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz Europe is an 85% owned subsidiary of
 AZ-Argos 10 Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft GmbH which in its turn is a
 wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz SE is also the owner of the
 other 15% of Allianz Europe.


 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:                 
                                Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team 
 15. Contact telephone number:    020 7623 8000 


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