REG-Northern Foods PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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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):

Northern Foods plc

2. Reason for the notification State
Yes/No

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial No
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 No

Other (please specify): No

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

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 18 July 2008
threshold is crossed
or reached if different) (v):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares the Triggering transaction (vii)
if possible transaction (vi)
using the
ISIN CODE

Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights (ix) rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights
(viii)

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)

GB0006466089 56,358,591 56,358,591 55,973,133 24,196,966 31,776,167 5.155% 6.769%

Ordinary
Shares of 25p
each

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

55,973,133 11.924%

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

Standard Life Investments Ltd

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: Alison Kennedy

Corporate Governance
Manager - Engagement

Standard Life
Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number: (0131) 245 2289

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