Holding(s) in Company

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

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

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

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes   
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which      No   
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    No   
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          No   
                                                                               
Other (please                                                             No   
specify):                                                                      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to                Ameriprise Financial,Inc.
the notification obligation: iii                               and its group                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if       See additional information under 13   
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date                        24 September 2010            
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                          27 September 2010            
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                Above the threshold of 11%        
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of    Situation previous                        
shares            to the triggering   Resulting situation after the triggering                
                     transaction                       transaction                  
                                                                                  
if possible      Number     Number  Number         Number of        % of voting   
using                of         of      of           voting          rights x     
the ISIN CODE    Shares     Voting  shares           rights                         
                            Rights                                                 
                                    Direct      Direct   Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                    xi        xii                      
                                                                                  
GB00B00FPT80 10,163,397 10,163,397       0           0 11,210,987  0.000%  11.046% 
                                                                                  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                               
                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              
                                                                                  
Type of financial  Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting    % of voting 
    instrument     date xiii  Conversion Period  rights that may be     rights    
                                     xiv           acquired if the                
                                                    instrument is                 
                                                     exercised/                   
                                                     converted.                   
                                                                                  

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
                                                                                
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
                                                                                
Type of financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting   
     ial        price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
              11,210,987                                11.046%                

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                 
                                                                               
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies       
controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia
Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxemburg S.A. and            
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting   
rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.                                                     

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                             N/A                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                         N/A                  
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                       N/A                  
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:   
                     Registered Owner            
                                                                               
             Littledown Nominees Ltd                     A/c 41408      92,317                  
                                                        
             State Street Nominees Limited               A/c XC7N      417,697 
                                                                       
             Williams & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c 301780    182,021 
                                                                               
             Littledown Nominees Ltd                     A/c 03449   1,919,042
                                                                               
             Littledown Nominees Ltd                     A/c 10479       3,928  
                                                                               
             Littledown Nominees Ltd                     A/c 18667     695,000                
                                                                               
             Littledown Nominees Ltd                     A/c 10496   3,636,143               
                                                                               
             Littledown Niminees Ltd                     A/c 10495   4,264,839         
      
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                         Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                    [phone]