Holding(s) in Company

Clarke(T.) PLC
12 February 2008


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
    CLARKE, T 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.)

    Shareholder                                          Shares
    -----------                                          ------
    1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc          1,792,200
    2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund              1,355,184
    3. The Church Commissioners for England             302,500
    4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc      393,900

    1,2,4 - registered in the name of Nortrust Nominee Ltd. A/c Aberfrth
    3 - The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
    or reached if different):
    08/02/2008

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    11/02/2008

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    11 + 10%

8.  Notified details:

A. Voting rights attached to shares

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

Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   the triggering
     transaction
Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting     % of voting rights
Shares      Voting      shares      rights
            Rights 
                        Direct      Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect
4,639,184   4,639,184   3,843,784   N/A      3,843,784    N/A       9.62

B. Financial Instruments

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

N/A           N/A          N/A                   N/A                 N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              % of voting rights

3,843,784                            9.62

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:         N/A

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

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

13.  Additional information:           N/A

14:  Contact name:                     Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15.  Contact telephone number:         0131 220 0733




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