Holding(s) in Company

Quintain Estates & Development PLC
08 February 2007

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of listed company



......Quintain Estates and Development PLC......



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



......Man Financial Limited..............................



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18



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



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them



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



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



......158,845.............................................



6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



......0.1%................................................



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



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



8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



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



9. Class of security



......Ordinary shares of 25p...........................



10. Date of transaction



......06 February 2007..................................



11. Date listed company informed



......07 February 2007..................................



12. Total holding following this notification



......9,117,346..........................................



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)



......7.04%.............................................



14. Any additional information



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



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



......Sue Dixon - 020 7478 9418..................



16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification



......Sue Dixon - Company Secretary............



Date of notification



......08 February 2007.................................



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