Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9338Q

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC

21 April 2009

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

THORPE (F W) PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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 (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Discretionary Unit Fund Managers Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Discretionary Unit Fund

Rights and Issues I.T. plc

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

20th April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21st April 2009

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

Below 6%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0008901042 880,000 Ditto 680,000 Ditto 5.72%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights