Holding(s) in Company

Mears Group PLC
30 November 2006


MEARS GROUP PLC ('the Company')

30 November 2006

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company received notification on 30 November 2006 that, on 28 November 2006,
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. was interested (by virtue of Section 208
(4)(b) of the Companies Act (1985)) in 2,012,449 ordinary shares of 1p each in
the Company ('Shares'), representing approximately 3.28% of the Company's issued
ordinary shares. The registered holders of these 2,012,449 Shares were as
follows:

Wanger International Small Cap Advisor - State Street Nominees Ltd       447,100
Columbia Acorn International Fund - State Street Nominees Ltd.         1,341,649
RiverSource International Aggressive Growth Fund - Bank of New York       51,200
Wanger European Small Cap Fund - State Street Nominees Ltd.              172,500


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