Holding(s) in Company

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
23 November 2007


Schroder Investment Management Limited
31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA
Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
www.schroders.com

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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                             |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    |    James Fisher & Sons Plc    |
|issuer of existing shares to which voting      |                               |
|rights are attached:                           |                               |
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|                                                                               |
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         |   yes    |
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|                                                                    |          |
|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result|          |
|in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights  |          |
|are attached                                                        |          |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    |          |
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|Other (please specify):______________                               |          |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to   |             Schroders plc             |
|notification obligation:               |                                       |
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|                                       |                                       |
|                                       |                                       |
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                       |
|different from 3):                     |                                       |
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|                                       |                                       |
|                                       |                                       |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on    |               16/11/07                |
|which the threshold is crossed or      |                                       |
|reached if different):                 |                                       |
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|                                       |                                       |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:      |               19/11/07                |
|                                       |                                       |
|                                       |           Amended 23/11/07            |
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|                                       |                                       |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |            From 13% - 12%             |
|reached:                               |                                       |
+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+
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|8: Notified Details                                                                       |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                       |
|                                                                                          |
|                                                                                          |
+--------------+--------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of |Situation previous  |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  |
|shares        |to the triggering   |                                                      |
|              |transaction         |                                                      |
|If possible   +---------+----------+----------+----------------------+--------------------+
|use ISIN code |Number of|Number of |Number of |Number of voting      |Percentage of voting|
|              |shares   |voting    |shares    |rights                |rights              |
|              |         |rights    |          +----------+-----------+----------+---------+
|              |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
|              |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
|              |         |          |          |Direct    |Indirect   |Direct    |Indirect |
+--------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------++---------++---------+
|              |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
|   Ordinary   |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
|              |6,814,940|6,814,940 |   N/A    |   N/A    | 6,252,271 |   N/A    |  12.58% |
|GB0003395000  |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
|              |         |          |          |          |           |          |         |
+--------------+---------+----------+----------+---------++----------++---------++---------+
+--------------+---------+----------+----------+---------++----------++---------++---------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                        |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration date|Exercise/      |No. of voting   |Percentage of  |
|financial      |               |conversion     |rights that may |voting rights  |
|instrument     |               |period/date    |be acquired (if |               |
|               |               |               |the instrument  |               |
|               |               |               |exercised/      |               |
|               |               |               |converted)      |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|*              |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
|               |               |               |                |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+



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|Total (A+B)                                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights               |Percentage of voting rights           |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|              6,252,271               |                12.58%                |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+



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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or  |
|the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               |
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|Schroder Investment Management Limited 6,242,271 12.56%                      |
|                                                                             |
|Schroder &Co Limited 10,000 0.02%                                            |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                |
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|10. Name of proxy holder:             |                                      |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy     |                                      |
|holder will cease to hold:            |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
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+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will   |                                      |
|cease to hold voting rights:          |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
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|13. Additional information:           |The shares referred to in section 9   |
|                                      |are held in portfolios managed by     |
|                                      |those firms on a discretionary basis  |
|                                      |for clients under investment          |
|                                      |management agreements.                |
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|14 Contact name:                      |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |              Vicky Wand              |
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|15. Contact telephone name:           |                                      |
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      |            020 7658 3750             |
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