Holding(s) in Company

Tanfield Group PLC
31 August 2006


                               Tanfield Group plc

                              Holding(s) in Company
                                        
                          ('Tanfield' or 'the Company')

The Company was on 30 August 2006 notified by Fidelity Investments that FMR
Corp. the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company holds
12,067,131 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 4.98 per cent. of the
issued share capital. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable
interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d a principal shareholder of FMR Corp.


Enquiries:

Roy Stanley, Chief Executive,
Tanfield Group plc                             Tel. [phone]

Ruari McGirr
Daniel Stewart & Co plc                        Tel. [phone]



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