Holding(s) in Company

Acal PLC
06 December 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     ACAL PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18

     SEE LETTER BELOW

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE LETTER BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT KNOWN

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT SPECIFIED

11)  Date listed company informed

     6 DECEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,360,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     12.72%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR N ROWE
     COMPANY SECRETARY

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Date of Notification .... 6 DECEMBER 2006



Letter to Acal Plc


DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

We hereby give notice for the purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 that
today we have become aware that Aberforth Partners LLP has a notifiable interest
in 3,360,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each which, based on the information 
available to us, represents 12.72% of the issued share capital of the above
company.  This interest arises as a result of the discretionary investment
management powers that we can exercise over the funds of our clients.  
Aberforth Partners LLP is not the beneficial owner of these shares.

The shares to which this notification relates are, or will be, registered as
follows:

Registered Holder                                   Number of Shares

Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C ABERFRTH                2,736,500
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                        140,700
The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) 
 Nominees Limited                                       204,500
State Street Nominees Limited A/C JD59                  278,300
                                                      ---------
                                                      3,360,000
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From:  David Holland
       For Aberforth Partners LLP



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