Holding(s) in Company

Headlam Group PLC
21 April 2008


TR-1(i):               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                  Headlam Group Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting            
rights are attached:

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
notification obligation                                 Aberforth Partners LLP
                                 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.):            Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc           1,921,952
                     Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund               1,463,876
                     The Church Commissioners for England              332,500
                     Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc       445,600
 1,2,4 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd a/c Aberfrth
 3 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd
                
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                         17/04/08
the threshold is crossed or reached if          
different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     18/04/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                             5%
                                                                
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering
shares         previous to the   transaction
               Triggering
               transaction
if possible
using the ISIN
CODE

             Number Number  Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
             of     of      shares      rights               rights
             Shares Voting
                    Rights  Direct      Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect
GB0004170089 Below  Below   4,163,928   N/A      4,163,928   N/A      5.02%
             5%     5%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.             rights
                        Date
N/A          N/A        N/A           N/A                               N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

4,163,928                                    5.02%

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                       N/A
voting rights:

13. Additional information:                                             N/A

14. Contact name:                   

15. Contact telephone number:      




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