Tanfield Regulatory News (TAN)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Tanfield Group Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

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

Winterflood Securities Limited

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

See above

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

10th September 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13th September 2010 (received by issuer on 17th September 2010)

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

Above 10% threshold. Notification of threshold from below 10% to 10.89% (we have a 10% notification exemption as we are a registered market maker)

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GB00BOLFRQ80

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

(83,400)

Number of voting rights

(83,400)

Number of shares

8,070,620

Number of voting rights

8,070,620

Percentage of voting rights 10.89%

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B: 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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,070,620

10.89%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

W are a registered market maker, and this holding is our dealing position, and is not a proprietary trading position.

A recent trade had caused to breach the 10% disclosure limit, at 10.89%

14 Contact name:

Kelly Madeley

15. Contact telephone name:

020 3100 0348