Holding(s) in Company

Topps Tiles PLC
12 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):


TOPPS TILES PLC


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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)


Other (please specify) : (N/A)


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


AXA S.A. 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):


8 March 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


9 March 2007


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


12%



8. Notified details:


-


A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

B18P5K8                            20,540,152   20,540,152



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                     3,525,363         3,525,363  16,804,688      2.07      9.85



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       % of voting
rights                 rights

20,330,051             11.92%



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

+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Name of the Company / Fund                        |Number of Shares|    % of issued share|
|                                                  |                |              capital|
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Sun Life plc                                  |         300,000|              0.17591|
|(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)|                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                         |         262,500|              0.15392|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Distribution Fund                                 |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                         |          50,000|              0.02932|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Ethical Fund                                      |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                         |         127,703|              0.07488|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Extra Income Fund                                 |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                         |       4,264,785|              2.50066|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|UK Equity Income Fund                             |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|PPP Healthcare Group plc                          |         130,200|              0.07634|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Assurance Society plc                    |       1,435,000|              0.84141|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Insurance UK                                  |         488,250|              0.28629|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA General Unit Trust                            |         680,000|              0.39872|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                  |       1,000,000|              0.58635|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                  |           1,488|              0.00087|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                       |          31,426|              0.01843|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|LTAV UK Equity                                    |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                       |          21,714|              0.01273|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|FTSE All Share Tracker                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management                      |         141,255|              0.08282|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|LTAV UK Equity                                    |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Sun Life Pensions Management                      |         106,230|              0.06229|
|                                                  |                |                     |
|FTSE All Share Tracker                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
|Direct                                            |                |                     |
|                                                  |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlington                                   |         116,250|              0.06816|
|Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme                 |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlimgton                                   |          80,625|              0.04727|
|Islington Group Pension Scheme                    |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlington                                   |         562,500|              0.32982|
|Framlington Income & Capital                      |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlington                                   |       1,312,500|              0.76958|
|Framlington Innovative Growth                     |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlington                                   |       5,861,875|              3.43711|
|Equity Income                                     |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|AXA Framlington                                   |       3,107,500|              1.82208|
|Monthly Income                                    |                |                     |
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|Framlington onshore private clients               |         248,250|              0.14556|
|Indirect                                          |                |                     |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|                                      Total Direct|       3,525,363|              2.06710|
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|                                    Total Indirect|      16,804,688|              9.85343|
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+
|                                             TOTAL|      20,330,051|             11.92053|
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+



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:


Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7003 2637




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