Holding(s) in Company

1 May 2008 13:59

Ashley House PLC01 May 2008 Ashley House plc1 May 2008 Ashley House plc (the "Company") Significant share holding On 30 April 2008, the Company received notification that, following theacquisition of 82,456 ordinary shares of one pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 7 March 2008, the BlackRock Group now has an interest in2,557,530 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 9.3 per cent. of theCompany's current issued share capital. The Company was also notified on 30April 2008 of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary Shares by theBlackRock Group: Date of transaction: 5 June 2007Quantity of Ordinary Shares acquired: 150,000Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5%Resultant holding: 1,498,574 (5.4%) Date of transaction: 12 July 2007Quantity of Ordinary Shares acquired: 550,000Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 6%, 7%Resultant holding: 2,175,074 (7.9%) Date of transaction: 17 August 2007Quantity of Ordinary Shares acquired: 100,000Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 8%Resultant holding: 2,275,074 (8.3%) Enquiries: Bruce Walker, Finance DirectorTel: 01628 600340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange