Holding(s) in Company

Parity Group PLC
21 March 2007


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

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

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or (boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       

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): Initial notification under Transparency Directive   (X)          

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

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different         See Section 9.  
from 3.)(iv):                               

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

6. Date on which issuer notified:                    20 March 2007   
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      8 %   
                                   
8. Notified details:               

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              

Class/type    Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering  
of shares     to the Triggering   transaction(vii)                          
              transaction (vi)                                             
if possible 
using the     Number  Number of   Number  Number of voting       % of voting  
ISIN CODE     of      Voting      of      rights ix              rights          
              Shares  Rights      shares                                         
                      viii        Direct  Direct x  Indirect xi  Direct Indirect                           


Ord 2p        n/a     n/a         7       7         3,164,202    N/A    8.343%    
Shares                                                                    
ISIN                                                                      
GB00B1235860    

B: Financial Instruments                                                  

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii      

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

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

3,164,209                         8.343%
     
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or  
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:            

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* ('IIMGL') - (Indirect) -    
3,164,188 (8.343%)                                                          
                                                                            
(* - wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc.)                                  

Proxy Voting:                 

10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A  

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will               N/A   
cease to hold:                                                 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                N/A   
hold voting rights:             

13. Additional information:     Notification using the total voting rights 
                                figure of                 
                                37,926,546               
                                First notification under DTR Sourcebook  

14. Contact name:               Kenny Melville   

15. Contact telephone number:   0131 243 8671   



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