GlobalData Regulatory News (DATA)

8 Dec 2006 10:22

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of listed company

TMN Group plc

2. Name of shareholder with a major interest

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; or in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 2,042,900

BlackRock Inc. (an asset management company in which Merrill 2,880,882 Lynch & Co., Inc owns 49.8% of the common stock)

4,923,782Aggregated total

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A 9. Class of securityOrdinary shares of 0.01p 10. Date of transactionN/A

11. Date listed company informed

7 December 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

4,923,782

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

10%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Peter Coveney 020 7440 9310

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification

Date of notification08 December 2006

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