Digitalbox Regulatory News (DBOX)

7 Oct 2009 10:08

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the Plus Markets Group plcunderlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached:

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (pleasespecify): Amendment to share capital X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lloyds Banking Group plc notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See Section 9. different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on 2 October 2009 which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Direct/Indirect decrease to below reached:

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situationshares to the triggering after the triggering transaction transaction if possibleusingthe ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting rights of of of shares voting Shares Voting rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ord 5p Shares 22,294,357 22,294,357 81 81 25,135,553 0% 6.496% GB0032654641

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting

instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights Period acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial price date Conversion rights rightsinstrument period instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights25,135,634 6.496%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 25,068,393 Shares (6.479%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/Awill cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 386,907,464 14. Contact name: Kenny Melville 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 243 5301