Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3313P

Holidaybreak PLC

23 March 2009

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):

Holidaybreak 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: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

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

Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): see section 9

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

20th March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23rd March 2009

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

Reduction to below 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)

Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

Ord 5p

GB0003164950

3,386,005

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0003164950	163,014	163,014	2,761,150	0.33%	5.65%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,924,164	5.99%

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

322,677 Shares (0.66%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

2,478,280 shares (5.07%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 48,857,266

14. Contact name:

Compliance Department, Holidaybreak plc

15. Contact telephone number: