Stobart Group Ltd - Holding(s) in Company

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:30am EDT

RNS Number:0683S
Stobart Group Limited
10 April 2008


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in   shares

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

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
Other (please specify):  Placing

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

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on                            4 April 2008
which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  8 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                          20,21,22,23,24,25%
reached:

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             the Triggering
                   transaction
 if possible using Number of   Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares      Voting     shares
                               Rights     Direct       Direct        Indirect    Direct      Indirect
Ordinary 10p

Shares             32,363,854  32,363,854 58,396,929                 58,396,929              25.84%

(GB00B03HDJ73)
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial        Expiration     Exercise/ Conversion    Number of voting rights  % of voting
instrument               date           Period/ Date            that may be acquired if  rights
                                                                the instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

58,396,929                                           25.84%

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


       Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 1,017,559

       Citibank - 49,814,077

       HSBC (London) - 671,068

       Mellon Bank Pittsburgh - 642,728

       State Street Trust & Banking London - 5,812,959

       Northern Trust (London) - 438,538
       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:                           Kim Mclaren

15. Contact telephone number:               01491 417051




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