Ceres Power Regulatory News (CWR)

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:

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issues 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 the notification obligation:

OppenheimerFunds, Inc ("OFI")

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

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

October 19, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

October 20, 2009

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

12.00%

8. Notified details:

Ceres Power Holdings plc

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the 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

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0351429

7,392,445

7,392,445

8,055,438

8,055,438

12.0177%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

8,055,438

12.0177%

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

The percentage of holdings noted above is based on the outstanding shares of 67,029,574

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc ("OFI")

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:

Wendy Stechmann

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

15. Contact telephone number:

011-413-744-6612