REG-Collins Stewart PLC: Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Collins
shares to which voting rights are attached: Stewart plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Disclosure of holdings follows the sale of Insight
Investment Management Limited on 2 November 2009. This
notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by
Other Lloyds Banking Group plc.
(please
specify): x

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lloyds Banking Group plc
notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See Section 9.
3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 2 November 2009
threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A - Direct/Indirect
holdings remain below 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction

if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
using of of of shares rights rights
the ISIN Shares Voting
CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ord 25p
Shares 21,906,397 21,906,397 1,421,620 1,421,620 20,139,628 0.573% 8.117%

GB00B1H0K107

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date Conversion voting rights
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to

Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

21,561,248 8.690%

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

21,552,400 Shares (8.686%) shares are under the control of Scottish Widows
Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group
Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of
information: 248,112,117

14. Contact name: Matthew Wilson

15. Contact telephone 0113 235 7729
number: