Major Interest Notification

Home Retail Group Plc
29 January 2007



TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer  Home Retail Group PLC
of existing shares to which voting rights are       -------------------
attached(1):
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached    ------
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Legal & General Assurance
notification obligation(1):                         Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                    Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from   Legal & General Assurance
3.)(1):                                             (Pensions Management) Limited
-------------------------------                     (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the    25 January 2007
threshold is crossed or reached(1):                 -------------------
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                   26 January 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:     From 5% - 6% (L&G)
                                                    Above 3% (LGAS & LGPL)
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(1)
type of  previous to the
shares   Triggering
         transaction (1)

if
possible Number   Number Number of    Number of voting rights  % of voting
using    of       of     shares       ix                       rights
the ISIN Shares   Voting
CODE              Rights Direct       Direct x     Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                  viii                             xi

ORD GBP  46,894,946      53,279,543   53,279,543   6,778,419     6.07       0.77
3.30     5.34%
         (under S-198 on
         18/10/06)
         Below 3%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
       60,057,962                                6.84
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(60,057,962 = 6.84%)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(60,057,962 = 6.84%)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(60,057,962 = 6.84%)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (53,279,543 = 6.07% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management         Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)          (LGIH) (Direct) (26,365,754 = 3.00%)
(26,913,789 = 3.06%)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions           Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Management) Limited (PMC) (26,913,789 =       (LGAS & LGPL) (26,365,754 = 3.00%)
3.06%)
                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                              (LGPL)

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             Notification using shares in issue figure of
information:               877,463,243
14. Contact name:          Helen Lewis
15. Contact
telephone number:          020 7528 6742
Notes to the Forms
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(i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed
with the competent authority.



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