Holding(s) in Company

Dawnay, Day Carpathian PLC
28 July 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               28 July 2005

                           Dawnay Day Carpathian PLC

Dawnay, Day Carpathian PLC have been advised that Landsdowne Partners Limited
Partnership, on behalf of client funds that it manages, controls 5,752,019
shares of Dawnay, Day Carpathian PLC. Based on shares in issue of 140,010,000
this represents 4.11% of the shares in issue.



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