Blavod Wines & Spirits plc : Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Blavod Wines & Spirits PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Redmayne Nominees Ltd a/c HOI2000R & Redmayne Nominees Ltd a/c HOR2005P
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	I P M SIPP Administration a/c  H Raymond & H Raymond (personal)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	17th April 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	18th April 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	16.0%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect		Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares of 1p each	13,290,000	15.14	14,050,000	14,050,000		0	16.00%	0
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
14,050,000	16.00%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	n/a
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:	Mr H Raymond's holding of 16.00% is Split between 6,290,000 held in SIPP & 7,760,000 personally
14. Contact name:	Richard Hoblyn Redmayne-Bentley LLP
15. Contact telephone number:	01689-882121

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