Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
                      
 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of         Begbies Traynor
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:          Group plc      
                                                                             
                                                                             
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                          
                                                                             
                                                                          Yes
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  
                                                                             
                                                                          No 
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in      
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are          
attached                                                                     
                                                                             
                                                                          No 
                                                                             
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
                                                                             
                                                                          No 
                                                                             
Other (please specify):______________                                        
                                                                             

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification   Octopus Asset Management 
obligation:                                         Nominees Limited         
                                                                             
                                                    n/a                      
                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from                            
3):                                                                          
                                                                             
                                                    01/04/2008             
                                                                             
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the                                
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                               
                                                                             
                                                    21/05/2008               
                                                                             
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            
                                                                             
                                                    3%                       
                                                                             
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                              
                                                                             

 

 

8: Notified Details                                                          
                                                                             
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering    
of shares    to the triggering   transaction                                 
             transaction                                                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
If possible  Number of Number of Number of Number of voting   Percentage of  
use ISIN     shares    voting    shares    rights             voting rights  
code                   rights                                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                           Direct    Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                             
GB00B0305S97 2,381,950 2,381,950 2,497,750 2,497,750 -        3.08   -       
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             

 

 

 

B: Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
Type of     Expiration Exercise/    No. of voting rights that may  Percentage
financial   date       conversion   be acquired (if the instrument of voting 
instrument             period/date  exercised/converted)           rights    
                                                                             
-           -          -            -                              -         
 
 

Total (A+B)                                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights              
                                                                             
2,497,750                           3.08%                                    
   
 

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

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
10. Name of 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 information:                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
14 Contact name:                                Stephen Henderson            
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
15. Contact telephone name:                     020 7776 8664