Holding(s) in Company

Quintain Estates & Development PLC
21 February 2007



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 (ii):



Quintain Estates and Development plc



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)



Other (please specify) : (Yes)  Declaration of Major Shareholding as per FSA
Transitional Provision 7



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



            BlackRock, Inc.



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

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



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

N/A



6. Date on which issuer notified:



            20 February 2007



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



Above 5%



8. Notified details:

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





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


                                  N/A                                N/A





Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


GB0007184442                 N/A                      N/A          8,323,977            N/A         6.42%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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








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


8,323,977                      6.42%



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



BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 8,323,877 (6.42%)



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:



Sue Dixon



15. Contact telephone number:



0207 478 9418




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