Holding(s) in Company

ITE Group PLC
09 May 2007


TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying      ITE Group PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                      -------
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X
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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 the         Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as
notification obligation:                         Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK
-------------------------------                  Special Situations Fund
                                                 --------------------
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.):                                        --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which    3rd May 2007
the threshold is crossed or reached if           --------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                8th May 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Gone Above 3%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation        Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    previous to the  transaction
             Triggering
             transaction
if possible
using the    Number Number of Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
ISIN CODE    of     Voting    shares       rights                rights
             Shares Rights

                              Direct       Direct       Indirect Direct  Indirect

GB0002520509 N/A    N/A        7,844,297    7,844,297   N/A       3.03%  N/A



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights


      7,844,297                                3.03%




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 the 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:

15. Contact telephone number:


C: Additional information :



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   Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of
legal entities)                       the Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations
                                      Fund

Contact address (registered office    33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS
for legal entities)

Phone number                          020 7743 2098

Other useful information (at least    Thomas Hone
legal representative for legal
persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                   BlackRock, Inc

Contact address                                             33 King William
                                                            Street, London, EC4R
                                                            9AS
Phone number                                                020 7743 2098

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

C: Additional information



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:

Mr. Anil Gadhia, ITE Group PLC..................


Contact address:

105 Salusbury Road, London. NW6 6RG..................


Phone number:

...02075965024..............


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

.................


C: Additional information :


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