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Speymill Macau Property Company PLC24 May 2007 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1) Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: SPEYMILL MACAU PROPERTY COMPANY PLC (2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No) Other (please specify): (Yes) Placing (3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AMVESCAP plc (4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)): (5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (if different): 14 May 2007 (6) Date on which issuer notified: 15 May 2007 (7) Threshold that is crossed or reached: 27% (8) Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares using the triggering transactionthe ISIN code ransaction Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting % of Voting Shares Voting Shares Rights Rights Rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORDINARYUSD0.10 SHARES(IM00B1GJR404) 35,695,000 35,695,000 35,695,000 35,695,000 27.45% B: Financial instrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may % ofFinancial Date Conversion be acquired is the instrument is votingInstrument Period / Date exercised / converted rightsN/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights35,695,000 27.45% (9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Bank of Ireland, Dublin 880,178 Vidacos Nominees 32,474,167 HSBC Bank 1,505,632 Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh 835,023 Proxy Voting: (10) Name of the proxy holder: (11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: (12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights: (13) Additional information: (14) Contact name: Samantha Edwards (15) Contact number: 01491 416381 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange