Holding(s) in Company

Inchcape PLC
09 May 2008


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

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 Inchcape plc
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):
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                                             
Other (please specify):                                                                      
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
(iii):
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):
                                                                 Registered Holder:

                                                                 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
                                                                                 6,940,671*

                                                                 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                                                                 22,699,168*

                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                                 1,584,310*

                                                                 CUIM Nominee Limited

                                                                                 4,636,619*

                                                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited

                                                                                 11,279*

                                                                 * denotes direct interest

                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                                 2,954,343

                                                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited

                                                                                 166,852

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is        07 May 2008
crossed or reached if different)(v):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     09 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  8% to 7% Change at Direct Interest level
8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of    Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares           the Triggering
                 transaction (vi)
 if possible     Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
using the ISIN   Shares      Voting      shares       ix
CODE                         Rights viii Direct       Direct  x   Indirect xi  Direct       Indirect

Ordinary Shares


GB00B10QTX02     43,801,626  43,801,626  35,872,047   35,872,047  3,121,195    7.81%        0.68%


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


                                                  N/A


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


38,993,242                                         8.49%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
                                                     See Section 4


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                           See Section 4
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:                  Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of
                                             459,529,898.
14. Contact name:                            Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone number:                01603 684420



--------------------------








                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange