Holding(s) in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
24 April 2007


                                                                    

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:

Holidaybreak plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

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:

Aberforth Partners LLP
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
                                                                                 No of Shares

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc       Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth     2,547,050
Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund           Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth     2,378,211
Aberforth Geard Capital & Income Trust plc  Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth       386,800
The Church Commissioners for England        The Church Commissioners for England     427,800
                                            (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

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

23 April 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 April 2007
 

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

12%
 

8. Notified details:

Sold 143,800 shares
 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

ordinary shares
                        5,948,661                 5,948,661
GB0003164950
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

ordinary shares
                      N/A               N/A       5,739,881        N/A       11.78%
GB0003164950
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

   N/A            N/A            N/A                 N/A                 N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

5,739,861                        11.78%
 

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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

N/A
 

14. Contact name:

David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP
 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131-220-0733


 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Aberforth Partners LLP 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Contact:
14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS
Registered office:
Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX
 

Phone number:

0131-220-0733 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Contact: David Holland 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

As above. 

Contact address:

As above. 

Phone number:

As above. 

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

As above. 

C: Additional information :

None 




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