Holding(s) in Company

Ardana PLC
21 March 2007


LETTER TO:  ARDANA PLC
            14 March 2007

Notification of Major Interest in Shares 

Please find attached a TR-1 form - Notification of Major Interest In Shares.
Please note that this notification is not due to any market transactions. The
reason for this notification is for transparency purposes under DTR5.

If our holding has changed substantially since you last received a notification
then this is due to the difference in the way the holdings are broken down under
the new legislation.

From:  Philip Mason 
       Central Disclosure Unit
       Lloyds TSB Group Plc


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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


ARDANA PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (X)

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 the notification obligation:


LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC
 

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


 

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


N/A
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


N/A
 

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


N/A
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


B065JS9                N/A                    N/A

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         

                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  


B065JS9              3,300,272         3,300,272  1,000           5.038     0.002
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 


3,301,272                       5.039
 

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 the 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:


PHILIP MASON
 

15. Contact telephone number:


01444 418127



 
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