Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5562Z

Mattioli Woods PLC

23 September 2009

Press Release

23 September 2009

Mattioli Woods plc

('the Company')

Holdings in Company

The directors of Mattioli Woods plc (AIM: MTW.L) announce that on 22 September 2009, the Company received notification from BlackRock Inc. that as of 21 September 2009, it holds a notifiable interest in the Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company of 1,776,322 Ordinary Shares, representing 10.26% of the Company's issued share capital. BlackRock Inc.'s notifiable interest is held through BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.

BlackRock Inc.'s notifiable interest is in 857,471 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.95% of the Company's issued share capital and a further holding in 918,851 Ordinary Shares through contracts for difference held by BlackRock UK Emerging Companies Hedge Fund, representing 5.31% of the Company's issued share capital.