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8 Oct 2007 16:35

Tribal Group PLC08 October 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of TRIBAL GROUP PLCexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof 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 notification The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fundobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from N/A3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 05 October 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3018152 8,984,955 8,984,955 8,204,738 8,204,738 N/A 9.679% N/A ORD 0.05P GB0030181522 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights8,204,738 9.679% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2. This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund.14 Contact name: Richard Collins Company Secretary / Solictor Tribal Group plc15. Contact telephone name: 01285 886020 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligationFull name The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email 020 7702 0888 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent for The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ Phone number & email 020 7680 2163 / 020 7680 2125 Other useful information Hermes Investment Management Limited as investment manager and agent on behalf of The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional informationPlease contact Bianca da Silva / Margaret Moss on the above number for further information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange