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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: ii

Pittards plc

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

X

Other (please specify):

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

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

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

West Register (Investments) Limited

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

23/12/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05/01/2010

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

3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ord GBP 0.01

0

0

0

0

0.0%

GB0006905201

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Warrants

£0.01 per new ordinary share

10 December 2012

May be exercised at any time up to 5 years from the date of the instrument (10 December 2007)

Equivalent to 2.59% of new ordinary shares at the time of exercise (fully diluted)

Nominal

Delta

2.59%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2.59%

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

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (2.59%)

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (2.59%)

West Register (Investments) Ltd (2.59%)

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:

This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figure of 429,836,129 obtained from FT Interactive Data.

14. Contact name:

Richard Hopkins

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7672 0354