Holding(s) in Company

Xaar PLC
12 April 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:

Xaar PLC 

 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 

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): SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY DTR               ( X )



 

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

Newton Investment Management Limited



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

N/A


 

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

N/A

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

N/A



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

N/A


 

8. Notified details:

ISIN GB0001570810
 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering 
if possible using the           transaction            
ISIN CODE                           

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                                                
                                                                      

                                                                      
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                     
                     N/A               N/A         7.04%          N/A       7.04%
                    

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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

 

 

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

N/A                           N/A                                        
                                        
 

 

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 to hold:

N/A


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


 

13. Additional information:




 

14. Contact name:

Clare Cox / Barry Smalls


 

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone] / 2251





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