Holding(s) in Company

Clarkson PLC
02 May 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


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


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

                                                                     

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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                        

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes


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):
                                                             

3. Full name of person(s) subject to                         Lloyds TSB Group Plc
notification obligation:
                                                              
                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                            Perry Nominees Ltd
different from 3):                                           Boltro Nominees Ltd
                                                        Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd
                                                          State Street Nominees Ltd
                                                                  

5. Date of transaction (and date on                               1 May 2008
which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
                                                                  

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 2 May 2008
                                                                 

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





8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of  Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         triggering transaction

               Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting
If possible    shares       voting       shares                                 rights
use ISIN code               rights

                                                      Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect

   0201836      1,259,050    1,259,050    1,425,227                 1,425,227                  7.589
 Ord GBP0.25




B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights
                     
1,425,227                                             7.589






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



1,000 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.





868 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.





3,886 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group
Plc.



1,419,473 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:


14 Contact name:                                                     Central Disclosure Unit

                                                                 Steve Deasey, Company Secretary
                                                                           Clarkson PLC

15. Contact telephone name:                                          Central Disclosure Unit
                                                                       [phone]

                                                                    Steve Deasey Clarkson PLC
                                                                          0207 334 3171



For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name                                            Lloyds TSB Group Plc

(including legal form of legal entities)


Contact address                                      Henry Duncan House
                                                     120 George Street
(registered office for legal entities)               Edinburgh
                                                     EH2 4LH

Phone number & email                                 [phone]

                                                     Steve Deasey Clarkson PLC
                                                     0207 334 3171
Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit


Contact address                                      2nd Floor
                                                     31/33 Perrymount Road
                                                     Haywards Heath
                                                     West Sussex
                                                     RH16 3SP

Phone number & email                                 [phone]



                                                     [e-mail]



                                                     Steve Deasey Clarkson PLC
                                                     0207 334 3171
Other useful information



(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)


C: Additional information





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