Dyson Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5445S
Dyson Group PLC
17 April 2008

Dyson Group PLC

17 April 2008

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):

Dyson Group PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)

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) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Newton Investment Management Limited

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

14 April 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Decrease from 3.61% to 2.86%

8. Notified details:

Sale of 250,000 shares

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction (vi)
Number of Number of voting Rights
shares (viii)

ISIN GB0002905007 1,194,000 3.61%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of voting
using the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights

Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)

ISIN
GB0002905007 N/A N/A 994,000 N/A 2.86%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
(xiv)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

994,000 2.86%

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

Newton Investment Management Limited hold these shares as a discretionary
Investment Manager

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:

Asif S Lalani

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 207 163 5115

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