Holding(s) in Company

Anite PLC
17 March 2008



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:

Anite plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                         ( X )

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) :                                             ( )

Notification of shareholding under Transparency Directive


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

Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund


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):

13 March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 March 2008


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

6%


8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB0002320850                             20,427,840             20,427,840

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if  Number of    Number of voting          % of voting
possible using the ISIN  shares           rights                 rights
CODE

                        Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect

GB0002320850            20,886,911   20,886,911      N/A      6.080     N/A


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/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                % of voting rights

     20,886,911                               6.080


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:
.................


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:

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to
DTR 5.1.2.

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on
behalf of The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund


14. Contact name:

Bianca da Silva/Margaret Moss


15. Contact telephone number:

0207 680 2163/0207 680 2125



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