Holding(s) in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
06 June 2007



To: RNS

Dated: 4 June 2007



DISCLOSURE RULES AND TRANSPARENCY RULES SOURCEBOOK 
Disclosure of Interest in the Voting Rights of Shares


Please find attached below Form TR-1 which discloses Aberforth Partners LLP's
interest in 4,856,900 of the voting shares of the above company as required
under the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules Sourcebook of the FSA
Handbook.

In addition, Aberforth Partners LLP is interested in a further 785,600 shares 
although we do not have access to the voting rights of these shares. Aberforth
Partners LLP is, therefore, interested in a total of 5,642,500 shares 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.




From: David Holland
      For Aberforth Partners LLP







TR-1(i):  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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)
 

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.):


Shareholder                                          Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc          2,138,600
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund              1,972,100
3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc      386,800
4. The Church Commissioners for England             359,400

                                                  
1,2,3 = registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth, 
4 = The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd



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

31 May 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 June 2007

 

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

10%

 

8. Notified details:


 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares    Situation previous to          Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

if possible using the   the Triggering         
ISIN CODE               transaction 
                                                                     
 
                      Number of   Number of         Number of     Number of voting             % of voting rights  
                      shares      voting rights     Shares        rights                                                

                                                                  Direct      Indirect         Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
Ordinary shares       5,297,900   5,297,900         4,856,900     N/A         4,856,900        N/A       9.96%
GB0003164950




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
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 
                                 
4,856,900                      9.96%
                  
                                   

 

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 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

 




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