Holding(s) in Company

Dawnay, Day Sirius
25 September 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Dawnay Day Sirius Ltd

2. Reason for the notification (place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

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:

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd

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

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd

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

21/09/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/09/07

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

Holding after transaction went through percentage threshold

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if       Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

possible using the ISIN
CODE
GG00B1W3VF54                  Number of shares     Number of voting Rights

                              16,227,690           16,227,690

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting        % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights                  rights
CODE
                          Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                                              
                          17,066,996   17,066,996              5.2%

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/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                    % of voting rights
                                
17,066,996                                 5.2%




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

SAS Rue La Boetie
Credit Agricole SA
Calyon SA
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA           17,066,996    5.2%

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:

Anne McLeod


15. Contact telephone number:

0207 214 6518



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