Holding(s) in Company

ATA Group PLC
27 March 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

   ATA Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

   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 of major interest due to change of
   thresholds as per the Transparancy Directive DTR 5.1.2

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

   ISIS EP LLP

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

   Baronsmead VCT2 plc
   Baronsmead VCT plc

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

   N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   28 February 2007

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

   9%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
if possible using                          
the ISIN CODE
                      Number of shares  Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0002920121                   763,735                         763,735


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares  Number of shares    Number of voting       % of voting
if possible using                           rights (ix)            rights
the ISIN CODE
GB0002920121                    Direct Direct (x)    Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                                         (xi)
Ordinary 1p shares             763,735                763,735             9.31%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/Date (xiv)   rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.



Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
                 763,735               9.31%


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

ISIS EP LLP:-
+---------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------+
|Client                     |No of voting    |% of voting     |Registered name       |
|                           |rights          |rights          |                      |
+---------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------+
|Baronsmead VC2 plc         |374,652         |4.57            |Chase Nominees Limited|
+---------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------+
|Baronsmead VCT plc         |389,083         |4.74            |Chase Nominees Limited|
+---------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------+


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

    ISIS EP LLP

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:

    Mike Bessi, F&C Asset Management plc, Administrators and Company Secretaries
    to ISIS EP LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

    [phone]


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):



Phone number:



Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:


Contact address:


Phone number:


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)


END

27 March 2007







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