Holding(s) in Company

22 Mar 2007 11:40

Hardide PLC22 March 2007 Hardide plc TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Hardide plc 2. Reason for the notification Other: Notification under DTR Rule 5.8.3R 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Allianz SE 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Allianz Cornhill Insurance PLC 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) GB00B069T034 6,589,332 6,589,332 4.49% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 6,589,332 4.49% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Allianz SE is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc("Cornhill"). The shares in Cornhill are held by Allianz UK Limited, which is adirect subsidiary of Allianz Europe Limited ("Allianz Europe") which is itself a66.66% owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. The other 33.33% of shares in AllianzEurope are owned by Allianz Lebensvericherungs AG ("Allianz Leben"), a directsubsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ("Jota"), which is itself a directsubsidiary of Allianz SE. 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: ................. 14. Contact name: Irina Daniel/James Wall 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7475 5617/020 7475 2194 Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi) A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): Allianz SE Contact address (registered office for legal entities): Koniginastrasse 28, 80802 Munich, Germany Phone number: +49 89 38 00 00 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): ................. B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited Contact address: 30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7PG Phone number: 020 7623 8000 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): subsidiary C: Additional information : ................. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange