ADVFN Regulatory News (AFN)

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:

ADVFN 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 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):__Change in issued share capital____________

No

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

FMR LLC

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

See attached schedule

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

9 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 May 2008

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

5%

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0002789591

29,667,102

29,667,102

27,763,630

4.68%

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

27,763,630

4.68%

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

FMR LLC

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

1,903,472 shares

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

9 May 2008

13. Additional information:

N/A

14 Contact name:

David Merryweather

15. Contact:

Current ownership percentage

4.68%

Total shares held:

27,763,630

Issued share capital:

593,192,435

Shares held

Nominee

Management company

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).

27,763,630

Mellon Bank NA

FMRCO