Tribal Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4404H

Tribal Group PLC

09 November 2007

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of TRIBAL GROUP PLC

existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

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 (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from N/A

3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 8 November 2007

threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 9 November 2007

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

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

shares the triggering

transaction

If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting

ISIN code shares voting shares rights

rights

Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

3018152 7,914,515 7,914,515 8,789,687 8,789,687 N/A 10.369% N/A

ORD 0.05P

GB0030181522

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting

instrument period/date that may be acquired rights

(if the instrument

exercised/converted)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

8,789,687 10.369%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively

held, if applicable:

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder: N/A

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

to hold:

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

voting rights:

13. Additional information: All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity

are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2.

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment

Management Limited as agent on behalf of The Hermes UK

Small Companies Focus Fund

14 Contact name: Richard Collins

Company Secretary / Solicitor

Tribal Group plc

15. Contact telephone name: 01285 886020

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

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

Full name The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email 020 7702 0888

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent for

The Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

Contact address Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ

Phone number & email 020 7680 2163 / 020 7680 2125

Other useful information Hermes Investment Management Limited as investment

manager and agent on behalf of The Hermes UK Small

Companies Focus Fund

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or

legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Please contact Bianca da Silva or Margaret Moss on the above number for further information.

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