Holding(s) in Company

Headlam Group PLC
19 March 2007


TR-1(i):               Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or                            Headlam Group Plc
the underlying issuer of                               ----------------------
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached(1):
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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


3. Full name of person(s)       AXA SA. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris 
subject to the notification       and its group of companies
obligation(1):
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.)(1):                             ----------------------
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5. Date of the transaction and                               02/03/07
date on which the threshold is                         ----------------------
crossed or reached(1):
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6. Date on which issuer                                      06/03/07
notified:                                              ----------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached:                                    ----------------------
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering 
of         to the Triggering   transaction (1)
shares     transaction (1)
if
possible   Number   Number of  Number of Number of voting       % of voting
using the  of       Voting     shares    rights ix              rights
ISIN       Shares   Rights     Direct    Direct    Indirect     Direct  Indirect
CODE                viii                 x         xi
0417008                        89,772    89,772    6,914,043     0.10     7.94

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   xiii       Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        xiv


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
    7,003,815                                8.04%





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

Name of company/fund                        No of shares     % s/cap
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Mgmnt Ltd                      2,475         0.00284
Sun Life Unit Ass Ltd FTSE All share tracker    14,615         0.01679
Sun Life Unit Ass Ltd FTSE All share tracker    72,682         0.08348
Indirect
AXA Framlington Xerox Final Sal Pen Sch        231,682         0.26602
AXA Framlington Islington Group Pen Sch        132,000         0.15160
AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity                  235,000         0.26990
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust            1,600,000         1.83761
AXA Framlington Framlington Inc & Capital      350,000         0.40198
AXA Framlington Framlington Inov Growth        700,000         0.80396
AXA Framlington Equity Income                1,500,000         1.72276
AXA Framlington Monthly Income               1,415,425         1.62563
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Co's                650,000         0.74653
Framlington onshore private clients            100,000         0.11485
Total direct                                    89,772         0.10310
Total indirect                               6,914,043         7.94083
Total                                        7,003,815         8.04393


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:
14. Contact name:                                           Terry Marsh
15. Contact telephone number:                              020 7003 2637


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
          Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
                               Phone number
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)


B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
                                                           Full name
                                                        Contact address
                                                         Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)


C:        Additional information
First notification under DTR Sourcebook

Notes to the Forms



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(i)               This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and
to be filed with the competent authority.



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