Holding(s) in Company

International Personal Finance Plc
05 October 2007

 
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



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



INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE plc

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



2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )



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 notification obligation:



Schroders plc

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



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

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



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



2 October 2007

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



6. Date on which issuer notified:



4 October 2007

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



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



9% to 10%

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


8. Notified Details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible                    Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
ORDINARY                          Number of shares               Number of voting rights

GB00BIYKG049
                                  24,881,645                     24,881,645




                                               Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if     Number of shares        Number of voting rights              % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                    Direct         Indirect              Direct       Indirect
ORDINARY SHARES
 GB00BIYKG049                N/A                     N/A           27,225,574             N/A         10.585%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of      Expiration date     Exercise/conversion period/  No. of voting rights that may   % of voting
financial                        date                         be acquired (if the instrument  rights
instrument                                                    exercised/ converted)





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

27,225,574                                            10.585%




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

Schroder Investment Management Limited                        27,225,574                10.585%




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 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.

14.       Contact Name:              Susan Tudor-Coulson, Deputy Company Secretary

15.       Contact Telephone Number:  0113 285 6868






5 October 2007


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