Holding(s) in Company

Clarke(T.) PLC
05 February 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
    voting rights are attached
    T CLARKE PLC

2.  Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              (X)

    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 (specify):                                                         ( )

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
    Aberforth Partners LLP

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
    Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c ABERFRTH:
    Aberforth Smaller Cos Trust plc - 2,007,500 shares
    Aberforth UK Small Cos Fund - 1,898,984 shares
    Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust - 396,600 shares
    The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Limited:
    The Church Commissioners for England - 336,100 shares

5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
    reached if different):
    02/02/2007

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    05/02/2007

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    Above 5%

8.  Notified details:
    Bought 2,240,000 shares

A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN    Ordinary 10p (GB0002015021)
code)

Situation previous to the             Resulting situation after the triggering
triggering transaction                           transaction
Number of       Number of Voting     Number   Number of voting    % of voting
Shares          Rights               of       rights              rights
                                     shares
                                     Direct   Direct  Indirect   Direct Indirect
2,398,784       2,398,784            n/a      n/a     4,639,184  n/a     11.61%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/Date   exercised/converted                rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
4,639,184                         11.61%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
    Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:
10.  Name of the proxy holder:

11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will
     cease to hold:

12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
     voting rights:

13.  Additional information:

14:  Contact name:                David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP

15.  Contact telephone number:    0131 220 0733

Annex - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for     Aberforth Partners LLP
legal entities):

Contact address (registered office      Contact: 14 Melville Street, Edinburgh
for legal entities)                     EH3 7NS
                                        Registered office: Royal London House,
                                        22-25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX

Phone number                            0131 220 0733

Other useful information (at least      Contact: David Holland
legal representative for legal
persons):

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name:                              As above
Contact address:
Phone number:
Other useful information (at least legal relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation):

C: Additional information
   In addition to the above notified holding, Aberforth is interested in a
   further 735,000 shares to which Aberforth do not have access to the voting
   rights. Aberforth Partners LLP is therefore interested in a total of
   5,374,184 shares in the company.







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