RNS Number:2460A
Newport Networks Group PLC
13 July 2007


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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                                |
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|                                                           |Newport Networks Group Plc            |
|                                                           |                                      |
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of      |                                      |
|existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       |                                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
|                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                  |
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                                               |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
|                                                                                     |Yes         |
|                                                                                     |            |
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          |            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
|                                                                                     |            |
|                                                                                     |            |
|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the          |            |
|acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached             |            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
|                                                                                     |            |
|                                                                                     |            |
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                     |            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
|                                                                                     |            |
|                                                                                     |            |
|Other (please specify):______________                                                |            |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+------------+
|                                                  |Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd    |
|                                                  |                                               |
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification |                                               |
|obligation:                                       |                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd    |
|                                                  |                                               |
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from |                                               |
|3):                                               |                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |10/07/07                                       |
|                                                  |                                               |
|5. Date of transaction (and date on which the     |                                               |
|threshold is crossed or reached if different):    |                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |12/07/07                                       |
|                                                  |                                               |
|6. Date on which issuer notified:                 |                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|                                                  |Holding after transaction went through         |
|                                                  |percentage threshold                           |
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:   |                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+-------------------------+------------+
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+-------------------------+------------+

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|8: Notified Details                                                                                    |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                    |
|                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                       |
+------------+-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous to the|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction            |
|of shares   |triggering transaction   |                                                                |
|            |                         |                                                                |
|If possible |                         |                                                                |
|use ISIN    |                         |Less than 3%                                                    |
|code        |                         |                                                                |
|            |                         |                                                                |
|            |                         |                                                                |
|            +------------+------------+------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|            |Number of   |Number of   |Number of   |Number of voting rights  |Percentage of voting     |
|            |shares      |voting      |shares      |                         |rights                   |
|            |            |rights      |            |                         |                         |
|            |            |            |            |                         |                         |
|            |            |            |            |                         |                         |
|            |            |            |            |                         |                         |
|            |            |5,160,000   |            |                         |                         |
|            |5,160,000   |            |            |                         |                         |
|GB00B00ST620|            |            |            |                         |                         |
|            |            |            |            +------------+------------+------------+------------+
|            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
|            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
|            |            |            |            |            |Indirect    |Direct      |Indirect    |
|            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
|            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
|            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                                           |
|                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               |
|                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                   |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|Type of financial  |Expiration date    |Exercise/          |No. of voting      |Percentage of      |
|instrument         |                   |conversion period/ |rights that may be |voting rights      |
|                   |                   |date               |acquired (if the   |                   |
|                   |                   |                   |instrument         |                   |
|                   |                   |                   |exercised/         |                   |
|                   |                   |                   |converted)         |                   |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
|                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+



+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights                        |Percentage of voting rights                     |
+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|                                               |                                                |
+-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+


+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial       |
|instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|SAS Rue La Boetie                                                                               |
|                                                                                                |
|Credit Agricole SA                                                                              |
|                                                                                                |
|Calyon SA                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                |
|Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA Less than 3%                                                       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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|Proxy Voting:                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|10. Name of 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:                                |Anne McLeod                                    |
|                                                |                                               |
|                                                |                                               |
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone name:                     |0207 214 6518                                  |
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|                                                |                                               |
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