Holding(s) in Company

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
23 January 2008


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

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer     James Fisher & Sons Plc
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 which                  21/01/08
the threshold is crossed or reached if             ------------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                          22/01/08
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                  From 12% - 11%
reached:                                           ------------------------
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
shares          triggering transaction    transaction
If possible use
ISIN code       Number of    Number of    Number  Number of voting    Percentage of
                shares       voting       of      rights              voting rights
                             rights       shares
                                                  Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect
Ordinary         6,252,271    6,252,271     N/A    N/A   5,971,669    N/A     11.99%
GB0003395000

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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights
                         5,971,669                                       11.99%
























9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Schroder Investment Management Limited 5,961,669 11.97%
Schroder &Co Limited 10,000 0.02%

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 The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios
information:   managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under
               investment management agreements.
14 Contact                             Taryn O'Donoghue
name:
15. Contact
telephone
name:                                    020 7658 2959





Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares



A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name                                                      Schroder Plc
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address                                              31 Gresham Street
(registered office for legal entities)                            London
                                                                 EC2V 7QA
Phone number & email                                           020 7658 2959
Other useful information                                     Taryn O'Donoghue
(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)

C: Additional information





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