Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the                                           
annex                                                                          
                                                                               
For filings with issuer exclude the                                            
annex                                                                          

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

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

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             No   
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting         
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect           No   
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 No   
                                                                               
Other (please                                                                    No   
specify):                                                                      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to       Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its Group.
the notification obligation: iii                                               
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if              See additional information under 13   
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date                                01 December 2010             
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  03 December 2010             
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      Above the threshold of 11%        
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of  Situation previous             Resulting situation after           
shares          to the triggering                   the triggering                
                   transaction                       transaction                  
if possible      Number     Number Number     Number of         % of voting   
using                of         of     of      voting            rights x     
the ISIN CODE    Shares     Voting shares      rights                         
                            Rights                                                 
                                                                                  
                                   Direct  Direct   Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                               xi        xii                      
                                                                                  
BB00B00FPT80 12,581,627 12,581,627      0       0 12,642,746   0.000%  11.008% 
                                                                                  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                               
                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              
                                                                                  
Type of financial  Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting    % of voting 
    instrument     date xiii  Conversion Period  rights that may be     rights    
                                     xiv           acquired if the                
                                                    instrument is                 
                                                     exercised/                   
                                                     converted.                   
                                                                                  

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
                                                                                
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
                                                                                
Type of financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting   
     ial        price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
              12,642,746                                11.008%                

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                 
                                                                               
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. which through intermediate holding companies        
controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia
Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and           
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting   
rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.                                                     

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                           N/A                  
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                         N/A                  
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                        Registered Owner            
                                                                               
                      State Street Nominees Limited   A/c XC7N        1,365,654               
                                                                               
        Williams & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd   A/c 301780        212,021         
                                                                               
                            Littledown Nominees Ltd   A/c 03449       1,975,000               
                                                                               
                            Littledown Nominees Ltd   A/c 10479           3,928
                                                                               
                            Littledown Nominees Ltd   A/c 18667         750,000                
                                                                               
                            Littledown Nominees Ltd   A/c 10496       3,911,143               
                                                                               
                            Littledown Nominees Ltd   A/c 10495       4,425,000               
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                         Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                    [phone]