Holding(s) in Company

Stagecoach Theatre Arts PLC 
04 February 2008


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:

STAGECOACH THEATRE ARTS PLC

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

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: (NO)

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

Other (please specify): (NO)

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

HAZELL CARR EDWARDS FURB

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

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

1 FEBRUARY 2008

(6) Date on which issuer notified:

4 FEBRUARY 2008

(7 ) Threshold that is crossed or reached:

9%

(8) Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to
of           the
shares       Triggering               Resulting situation after the triggering
             transaction                             transaction
                        Number of
using the    Number of  Voting     Number of  Number of Voting
ISIN code    Shares     Rights     Shares     Rights              % of voting
                                                                  rights
                                   Direct     Direct   Indirect Direct  Indirect

ORDINARY     975,000    975,000    875,000    875,000  N/A       8.85%  N/A
SHARES
GB0031087744



B: Financial instruments

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights            % of voting rights


875,000                            8.85%



(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:

N/A

(11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:

N/A

(12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights:

N/A

(13) Additional information:

(14) Contact name:

(15) Contact number:


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