Holding(s) in Company

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:

Software Radio Technology plc

 

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

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

Gartmore Investment Limited

                  

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

See attached schedule

 

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

30 January 2008       

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 February 2008       

           

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

15%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type    Situation of previous    Resulting Situation after the triggering  
of shares if    to the Triggering                    transaction                 
possible           transaction                                                   
using ISIN                                                                       
code         Number of   Number of   Number of  Number of voting    % of voting  
               shares      voting      shares        rights           rights     
                           rights                                                
                                                Direct  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                                                 
GB00B0M8KM36 14,259,232  14,259,232  15,644,232        15,644,232        15.993% 
                                                                                 

 

B: Financial Instruments

 

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
  Type of   Expiration  Exercise /    Number of Voting rights that may   % of  
 Financial     Date     Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting 
Instrument             Period /Date        exercised / converted        rights 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

Total (A + B)

 

Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
                                          
      15,644,232             15.993%      
                                          

 

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

N/A

 

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:

All Shares are held indirectly

 

14. Contact name:

RDU

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 782 2324

 

Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares:

 

   Fund       No. of     Per   UK registered                                        
 managing     shares    cent.  owner             Beneficial owner                   
  company      held                                                                 
                                                                                    
                               HSBC Global       Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/c     
    GFM     4,054,330  4.144%  Custody Nominee   Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller        
                               UK Ltd            Companies                          
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
 SUBTOTAL   4,054,330  4.144%                                                       
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
    GIL     1,254,722  1.282%  Goldman Sachs     The Gartmore UK Small Cap Best     
                               Nominees Ltd      Ideas Fund Ltd                     
                                                                                    
    GIL     1,984,073  2.028%  BNY GIL CLT A/c   Gartmore Smaller Companies Trust   
                               Noms Ltd A/c LST  PLC                                
                                                                                    
    GIL      704,200   0.720%  BNY GIL CLT A/c   Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC  
                               Noms Ltd A/c NWSC                                    
                                                                                    
    GIL     5,201,886  5.318%  Vidacos Nominees  The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited 
                               Ltd A/c 2303                                         
                                                                                    
    GIL     2,445,021  2.500%  Nortrust Nominees Strathclyde Pension Fund           
                               Ltd                                                  
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
 SUBTOTAL   11,589,902 11.849%                                                      
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
   TOTAL    15,644,232 15.993%                                                      
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    

 

"GFM" Gartmore Fund Managers Limited

"GIL" Gartmore Investment Limited

 

Enquiries:

 

Software Radio Technology 01761 409 500
                                       
Matthew Rogers                         
                                       

 

 

Hanson Westhouse Limited      0113 246 2610
                                           
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson