Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the                                           
annex                                                                          
                                                                               
For filings with issuer exclude the                                            
annex                                                                          

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

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

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which           
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting                         
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect                    
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                    
                                                                               
Other (please                                                                    Yes           
specify):                                                                      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to                                    Barclays PLC               
the notification obligation: iii                                               
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date                                        01 Dec 09                
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          02 Dec 09                
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                         5% to 0%                   
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of  Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering              
shares          to the triggering                                             transaction   
                      transaction                                               
                                                                                           
if possible      Number    Number      Number       Number of            % of voting     
using              of          of   of shares         voting               rights x       
the ISIN        Shares     Voting                     rights                             
CODE                       Rights                                                         
                                                                                           
                                                  Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
                                                                                           
GB00B00FPT80  5,520,925 5,520,925         Not        Not        Not        Not        Not    
                                   Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable
                                                                                           
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                        
                                                                                           
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
                                                                                           
 Type of financial  Expiration       Exercise/         Number of voting      % of voting   
    instrument      date xiii  Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be        rights     
                                                        acquired if the                    
                                                         instrument is                     
                                                     exercised/ converted.                 
                                                                                           

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
                                                                                
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
                                                                                
Type of financ Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting   
     ial        price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
            Not Reportable                          Not Reportable             

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

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:               On 1 December 2009, Barclays Group  
                                          sold the Barclays Global Investors   
                                          business, including Barclays Global  
                                            Investors Ltd, Barclays Global     
                                         Investors (Deutchland) Ltd, Barclays  
                                          Global Investors N.A. and Barclays   
                                        Global Fund Advisors to BlackRock inc. 
                                           Accordingly, holdings of Barclays   
                                         Global Investors Ltd, Barclays Global 
                                         Investors (Deutchland) Ltd, Barclays  
                                          Global Investors N.A. and Barclays   
                                          Global Fund Advisors are no longer   
                                          attributable to the Barclays Group/  
                                          Barclays plc and responsibility for  
                                             making relevant shareholding      
                                          disclosures relating to holdings of  
                                        Barclays Global Investors Ltd, Barclays
                                          Global Investors (Deutchland) Ltd,   
                                          Barclays Global Investors N.A. and   
                                        Barclays Global Fund Advisors and other
                                            entities in the Barclays Global    
                                            Investors business now lies with    
                                                      BlackRock.               
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                     Geoff Smith              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                        020 7116 2913