Holding(s) in Company

Hardide PLC
22 March 2007



                                  Hardide plc

               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):

Hardide plc


2. Reason for the notification


Other:


Notification under DTR Rule 5.8.3R


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

Allianz SE


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

Allianz Cornhill Insurance PLC


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

N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 March 2007


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

4%


8. Notified details:

.................



A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)





Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares       rights (ix)           rights


                             Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                       (xi)

GB00B069T034                  6,589,332    6,589,332             4.49%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

       6,589,332                                4.49%


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

Allianz SE is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc
('Cornhill'). The shares in Cornhill are held by Allianz UK Limited, which is a
direct subsidiary of Allianz Europe Limited ('Allianz Europe') which is itself a
66.66% owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. The other 33.33% of shares in Allianz
Europe are owned by Allianz Lebensvericherungs AG ('Allianz Leben'), a direct
subsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ('Jota'), which is itself a direct
subsidiary of Allianz SE.


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:

Irina Daniel/James Wall


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7475 5617/020 7475 2194


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Allianz SE


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Koniginastrasse 28, 80802 Munich, Germany


Phone number:

[phone]


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:

Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited


Contact address:

30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7PG


Phone number:

020 7623 8000


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

subsidiary


C: Additional information :

.................



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