Holding(s) in Company

Northgate PLC
24 August 2007





TR-1:              NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

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

Northgate plc

 

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

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:                          (   )

                                                                      



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

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

 

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

Acorn International;

Wanger International Small Cap;

Wanger European Smaller  

Companies Fund;

RiverSource International 

Aggressive Growth Fund.
     
 

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

22ND August 2007
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

23RD August 2007

 

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

5%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering
If possible using the           transaction            
ISIN CODE                            

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                                                
GB0003775441           3,477,000              3,477,000
     
                                                                      
                                                                      
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares    Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

If possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                       Direct              Direct        Indirect     Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
GB0003775441           3,602,000           3,602,000      N/A         5.09      N/A
              
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

                                                                                    
 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
                                        
3,602,000                     5.09
                                        


 

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

Bank of America Corporation indirect parent of Columbia Wanger Asset Management
L.P.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management L.P. is the investment advisor to the 
shareholder listed in item 4 above.





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 voting rights:

N/A
 


13. Additional information:



 

14. Contact name:

David Henderson



15. Contact telephone number:

01325 467558





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