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27 Mar 2007 07:56

BATM Advanced Communications Ld27 March 2007 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): BATM Advanced Communications Ltd 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : (x) Declaration of Major Shareholding as per FSA Transitional Provision 7 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): J O Hambro Capital Management Group Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):................. 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: 20 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 7% 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISIN CODE Ordinary Shares Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)SEDOL:B0486M3 28,314,097 28,314,097 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting rightspossible using the shares rights (ix) ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares SEDOL:B0486M3 28,314,097 28,314,097 7.27% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of votingfinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is rightsinstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 28,314,097 7.27% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): N/A 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: First notification under DTR Sourcebook by the holder 14. Contact name: Ofer Bar-Ner, Finance Director 15. Contact telephone number:+97298662525 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange