Holding(s) in Company

Xaar PLC
06 March 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:


Xaar 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) :                                                   ( x )

Declaration of Major Shareholding as per FSA Transitional Provision 7


 

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


BlackRock, Inc.

 

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


.................

 

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


N/A

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


5th March 2007

 

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


Above 5%

 

8. Notified details:


.................

 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                                                
                                                                      
GB0001570810              N/A                         N/A                                                        
                                                                      

 

                     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  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
GB0001570810          N/A                N/A      4,867,401        N/A       7.84%                                      
                    

 

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 

                                        
                                        
4,867,401                          7.84%              

 

 

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


BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 4,867,401  (7.84%)

 


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:


.................






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