Holding(s) in Company

Rurelec PLC
20 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):

Rurelec

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) : DTR disclosure

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

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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

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


02/03/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:


07/03/07 received 16/03/07

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


N/A

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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


GB00B01XPW41                     5,737,500                                8.40

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if       Number of  Number of voting    % of voting
possible using the ISIN       shares     rights (ix)         rights
CODE
                              Direct     Direct  Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                         (x)     (xi)


GB00B01XPW41                                     5,737,500                8.40

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights


         5,737,500                                8.40

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:
.................

14. Contact name:
.................

15. Contact telephone number:
.................

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):
Susan Laker

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

5th Floor
Prince Consort House
27-29 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TJ.

Phone number:
020 7793 5610

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

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

Full name:


Terry Marsh

Contact address:

020 703 5637

Phone number:
.................

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

C: Additional information :
.................



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