Senior Regulatory News (SNR)

2 Jan 2008 14:36

Senior PLC02 January 2008 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): Senior plc 2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of Voting Rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Barclays PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Barclays Bank PLCBarclays Bank Trust Company LtdBarclays Capital Securities LtdBarclays Global Investors LtdBarclays Life Assurance Co LtdBarclays Stockbrokers LtdGerrard Investment Management Limited 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 20 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% to 1% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares Triggering transaction (vi) (viii) Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting % of Voting Rights Shares Voting Rights Shares Rights (viii) Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi)GB0007958233 12,805,898 12,805,898 Not Not Not Not Not Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period / Date exercised / converted. rights (xiv) TOTAL (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights Not Reportable Not Reportable 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Bank PLCBarclays Bank Trust Company LtdBarclays Capital Securities LtdBarclays Global Investors LtdBarclays Life Assurance Co LtdBarclays Stockbrokers LtdGerrard Investment Management Limited 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: Barclays PLC no longer holds reportable voting rights attaching to shares inSenior plc. 14. Contact name: A Bodenham, Company Secretary, Senior plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01923 714745 Annex to 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): Senior plc Contact address (registered office for legal entities): 59/61 High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RH. Phone number: 01923 714745 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: A Bodenham Contact address: 59/61 High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RH. Phone number: 01923 714745 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): C: Additional information : This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange