Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3243L

Derwent London PLC

08 January 2009

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:

DERWENT LONDON 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): ( )

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

Fortis Investment Management S.A

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

CSA L Real Estate Europe

Fortis Property Retail Fund

Global Property Securities Funds

SMAM International REIT Mother Fund E

Fortis Global Property Securities Fund Europe

CSA B Real Estate Europe

CSA L Global Property Equity Pool

FLF Real Estate Securities World

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

6 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 January 2009

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

Over 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
GB0002652740	Number of shares Below disclosure limit	Number of voting Rights

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0002652740	3,043,854	3,043,854		3.02%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights