Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 
shares to which voting rights are attached:                                    
                                                                               
Chesnara plc                                                                   
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification                                           [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          Henderson Global Investors Ltd        
notification                                                                   
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3):                                                             
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on                         
which the                                                                    
threshold is crossed or reached if                                             
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                            17th April 2009                                     
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     5%                                        
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                            
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            

Class/type   Situation previous to                     Resulting situation after          
of shares           the triggering                    the triggering transaction         
                       transaction                                                  
                                                                                
If possible   Number of  Number of  Number of          Number of   Percentage of 
        use      shares     voting     shares      voting rights   voting rights 
  ISIN code                 rights                                               
                                                                                
                                                 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                                
ord USD0.10                         5,532,466 5,532,466                   5.289%         
                                                                                

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           

Type of          Expiration      Exercise/      No. of voting    Percentage of 
financial           date        conversion    rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                      period/date    acquired (if the                
                                                  instrument                   
                                                  exercised/                   
                                                  converted)                   
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    

Number of voting rights            Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
              5,532,466                                 5.289%                                 

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

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of 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:                                               Gavin Dolding                              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:                                  [phone]                            

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.