Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of listed company

 

CHEMRING GROUP PLC

 

2) Name of shareholder with a major interest

 

BARCLAYS PLC

 

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial
interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18

 

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

 

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED           268,354

BOISS NOMINEES LIMITED 4224361                                    33,253

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 16376                          17,769

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 20947                         
509,016                                    

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED           21359                         
30,927                          

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 28270                         
40,454                                      

DURLACHER NOMINEES LIMITED                         1,397

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331                         26,638

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341                        
82,391                                      

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344                         20,986

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345                         33,343

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400                         130,534

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16482                         145,498

JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409                         25,329

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                              5,200

R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c BL1                 500

 

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

 

 

6) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 

 

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 

 

8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

 

 

9) Class of security

 

5P ORDINARY SHARES

 

 

10) Date of transaction

 

 

11) Date listed company informed

 

1 DECEMBER 2006

 

12) Total holding following this notification

 

1,371,589 5P ORDINARY SHARES

 

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account
when calculating percentage)

 

4.25%

 

14) Any additional information

 

 

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 

HELEN MARSH 01489 881880

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

 

HELEN MARSH

 

Date of notification: 1 DECEMBER 2006