Holding(s) in Company

Animalcare Group PLC
25 January 2008

Animalcare Group PLC



25 January 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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



Animalcare Group PLC Ord 20p



2. Reason for the notification (please state 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: No



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No



Other (please specify): No



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



NatWest FIS Nominees Ltd SX Account



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):



15 January 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



17 January 2008



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



5.00%



8. Notified details:














A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of       Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              triggering transaction    Number of     Number of voting     % voting rights
                                              shares        rights
If possible using   Number of    Number of    Direct        Direct    Indirect   Direct    Indirect
the ISIN code       shares       voting
                                 rights
GB0032350695        1,056,513    1,056,513    0             0         1,056,513  0         5.34%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights
1,056,513                                       5.34%



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



The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (5.34%)

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (5.34%)



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 information:

This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figre of 19,756,257 obtained
from FT information.





14. Contact name:



Richard Hopkins



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7714 4459



ENDS


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