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Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC 11 January 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER ADVISORS, LLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF CLIENTS WHOSE PORTFOLIOS ARE MANAGED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN BOX 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them SEE BELOW 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT STATED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT STATED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT STATED 8. Percentage of issued class NOT STATED 9. Class of security ORDINARY 10. Date of transaction 9.1.06 11. Date company informed 11.1.06 12. Total holding following this notification 5,379,883 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.99% (SHARE CAPITAL 76,956,907) 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries FAY RICKETTS, TEL. 01242 521361 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification FAY RICKETTS Date of notification 11.1.06 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. Letter to Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc dated January 10, 2006 Mr Smith Amended Disclosure of Substantial Shareholdings Under the Companies Act of 1985 As of January 9, 2006 Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC ('ASBA') held, in the aggregate, a total of 5,379,883 shares of Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Plc. Those shares represent 6.99% of the 76,923,407 outstanding shares of the company. The registered holders of the shares managed by ASBA on January 9, 2006 are given below. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Diversified International Equity Fund 209,700 City of Hartford Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund 14,718 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 42,935 First Eagle Overseas Fund 4,250,000 First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund 122,020 Genesee County Employees' Retirement System 25,000 MacArthur Foundation Trust 69,510 Raytheon Pension Fund 57,530 Schlumberger Limited 49,510 SoGen International SICAV 382,660 Utah Retirement Systems 100,000 United Food and Commercial Workers' Union 56,300 I request that you make the information disclosed in this notice public by notifying the London Stock Exchange. I you have any questions, please contact me by telephone, at 212-698-3226, or by electronic mail at lisa.basile@asbai.com. Sincerely, Lisa Basile Compliance Officer This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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