Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7700A

Optare PLC

06 August 2008

Optare plc

(the 'Company')

Holding(s) in Company

The Company was notified on 6 August 2008 by Octopus Investments Limited (“Octopus”) that on 1 August 2008 Octopus had a notifiable interest in the Company of 7,860,000 ordinary shares, representing 7.25% of the Company’s current issued ordinary share capital. Octopus holds these shares on behalf of the following investors.

Fund Managing Co	Number of Shares held	Percentage of Issued Shared Capital	UK Registered Owner	Beneficial Owner
Octopus Investments Limited	1,833,333	1.69%	Capita Trust Company Limited	Close Brothers AIM VCT
Octopus Investments Limited	2,500,000	2.30%	HSBC Bank plc	Close Second AIM VCT plc - C&D
Octopus Investments Limited	2,833,334	2.61%	Capita Trust Company Limited	Close Brothers IHT AIM VCT
Octopus Investments Limited	693,333	0.64%	Octopus Investments Nominees Limited	Octopus Investments Nominees Limited
Total	7,860,000	7.25%