Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

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:

IQ Holdings 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 

NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

NO

Other (please specify):______________

NO

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

SVS Securities plc

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

N/A

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

16 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 February 2009

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

22%

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

N/A

N./A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

264,043,514

21.66%

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:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using a total voting rights figure of 1,218,870,274.

14 Contact name:

James Bushell, SVS Securities plc.

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7638 5600