Holding(s) in Company

Greggs PLC
25 March 2008




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


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


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 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                      Aberforth Partners LLP
notification obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 Shareholder                                       Shares
(if different from 3.)
                                               1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc          483,524
                                               2. Aberforth UK Smaller Companies Fund            368,378
                                               3. The Church commissioners for England            83,400
                                               4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc    103,087

                                               1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees
                                               Limited A/c Aberfrth

                                               3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS)
                                               Nominees Ltd


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                         20/03/2008
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different)


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     25/03/2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                   10%
reached:


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of     Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(ii)
shares            Triggering transaction

if possible       Number of    Number of    Number of   Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares       Voting       shares
CODE                           Rights

                                                        Direct      Indirect    Direct      Indirect

Ordinary 20p      1,135,257    1,135,257    1,038,389   N/A         1,038,389   N/A         9.87
shares
GB0003858049




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

1,038,389                                          9.87




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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP




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:                  N/A



14. Contact name:                            Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP



15. Contact telephone number:                0131 220 0733



--------------------------






--------------------------




















                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange