12 Apr 2010 17:08

| TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Â Dart Group Plc |
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| Â 2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |
| Â An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Â X |
| Â An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| Â An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| Â An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Â Other (please specify): | Â Â |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Gartmore Investment Limited |
| Â 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Â See attached schedule |
| Â 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | Â Â 8 April 2010 Â |
| Â 6. Date on which issuer notified: | Â 9 April 2010 |
| Â 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Â 5% |
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| 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 | |||
| Â Direct | Â Indirect | Â Direct | Â Indirect | ||||
| Â GB00B1722W11 | Â 7,670,849 | Â 7,670,849 | Â 6,392,020 | Â Â | Â 6,392,020 | Â Â | Â 4.527% |
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| B: Qualifying 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 |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights | |
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| Total (A+B+C) Â | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 6,392,020 | 4.527% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| Proxy Voting: Â | |
| 10. Name of proxy holder: Â |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Â |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Â |
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| 13. Additional information:  | All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 141,203,854 as provided by Exshare  Email contact RDU@Gartmore.com |
| 14 Contact name: Â | Â RDU |
| 15. Contact telephone name: Â | 0207 782 2324 |
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Attachment
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| Fund Managing Co. | Shares Held | UK Registered Owner | Beneficial Owner |
| Gartmore Fund Managers Limited | 1,817,767 | HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd | Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 2,272,591 | Nortrust Nominees Limited | Strathclyde Pension Fund |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 596,662 | Gartmore Growth Opportunities | Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc |
| Gartmore Investment Limited | 1,705,000 | Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303 | The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited |
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