Holding(s) in Company

Billam PLC
02 January 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                 Billam PLC
of existing shares to which voting rights are                      ----------
attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             YES
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are        
attached                                                            --------
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to                           Barclays PLC
notification obligation:                                      --------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):                                           ---------------
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which                  17 December 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if                     -----------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                          18 December 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      5% to 6%
reached:                                                   ----------------
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/    Situation previous to     Resulting situation after the triggering
type of   the triggering            transaction
shares    transaction
If
possible  Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting   Percentage of 
use ISIN  shares     voting     shares     rights             voting rights
code                 rights                Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
GB00B06CZD27
Ord       564,549   564,549    639,549      nil    639,549     0%      6.03%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/    No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial    date       conversion   be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument              period/      exercised/converted)            rights
                        date
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
  639,549                                       6.03%


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

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:                                     Geoff Smith
15. Contact telephone name:                          020 7116 2913

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



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