30 Jan 2007 14:38
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):
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may No result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): Initial implementation of the Yes Transparency Directive
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Aberforth (iii):
Partners LLP 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Noted below
Aberforth Smaller Companies Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c No of SharesTrust plc Aberfrth 3,478,300Aberforth UK Small Companies Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Fund Aberfrth 3,492,900 Aberforth Geared Capital & Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c 650,000Income Trust plc Aberfrth 585,500The Church Commissioners for The Church Commissioners for England England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 20 January crossed
2007 or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 January 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: N/A
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to transaction (vii) if possible the Triggering using the ISIN transaction (vi)
CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Ordinary shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)
GB0001528156 8,206,700 8,206,700 N/A N/A 8,206,700 N/A 6.63%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date (xiv) acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 8,206,700 6.63%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
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 will cease to hold voting N/A
rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number: 0131-220 0733
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Aberforth Partners LLP Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Contact:
14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS Registered office: Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX Phone number 0131-220 0733
Other useful information (at least legal representative for Contact: David legal persons)
Holland B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)
Full name As above Contact address As above Phone number As above
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with As above the person
or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
Notification made by Trevor Bradbury, Group Secretary, Interserve Plc (tel: 0118 932 0123)
INTERSERVE PLC