Holding(s) in Company

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
30 March 2007



RNS Announcement



Friday 30th March 2007





For Immediate Release



The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC ('Company')



Notification of Major Interests in Shares




TR-1:       Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or                                            The Carphone Warehouse Group  Plc
the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which
voting rights are attached
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
                                                                                         X

An acquisition or disposal of
voting rights


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):
                                                                     Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the notification
obligation
                                                                       See additional information under 13

4. Full name of shareholder
(s) (if different from 3.)
                                                                                    21/03/07

5. Date of the transaction
(and date on which the
threshold is crossed or
reached if different)
                                                                                   22/03/2007

6. Date on which issuer
notified
                                                                                Decrease below 5%

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


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares     Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                         the Triggering
                         transaction
                         Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
If possible using the    Shares      Voting      Shares
ISIN CODE                            Rights      Direct       Direct      Indirect    Direct      Indirect
      GB0008787029       49,839,409  49,839,409   1,030,256    1,030,256  43,742,992    0.115%      4.881%


B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Financial Expiration Date    Exercise/Conversion      Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
Instrument                           Period/Date              that may be acquired if
                                                              the instrument is
                                                              exercised/converted



Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights                            % of Voting Rights
                    44,773,248                                             4.996%


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

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which 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 holder will cease/acquire to hold:                  N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting                      N/A
rights:


                      Registered Owner

13. Additional
information:
                      BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                    A/c219064       333,982

                      BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                    A/c 219709      344,316

                      BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                    A/c 277650      371,244

                      Chase Nominees Ltd                                        A/c 42048       212,052

                      Chetwynd Nominees Ltd IPB                                 A/c TBC         220,000

                      Dexia Bil Sub A/c American Express                        A/c PTG4268     406,838

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  10497    2,000,000

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  10469      255,118

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  18668      161,964

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  10491    1,343,256

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  10488    7,957,840

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  07199      131,663

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  21688      780,265

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  07205    1,444,220

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c  10479       18,500

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c 07198     1,016,232

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c 02891    16,912,250

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c 02642     1,381,157

                      Littledown Nominees Ltd                                   A/c 07207     4,268,872

                      State Street Bank & Trust, Boston                         A/c GPE1        363,046

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c960028       778,615

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c960011        52,958

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c961111        14,024

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c960253     1,348,331

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c960039         2,788

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c454362       560,326

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c960053       144,129

                      The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd                       A/c 961032    1,717,961

                      William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd                A/c301778       115,906

                      William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd                A/c301781       105,955

                      SG Lyxor                                                  A/c XTHRF31       9,440


14. Contact Name                              Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact:                                              0207 464 5000




Further information:


Peregrine Riviere               [phone]

Tim Morris                      [phone]




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