Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3637A
Sondex PLC
17 July 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Sondex Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate
bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (x)

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) : ( )

.................

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

HBOS plc

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

See Section 9 .................

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

10th July 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11th July 2007

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

Increase to above 6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE
Ord 10p shares Number of shares Number of voting Rights

ISIN 3,153,232 3,153,232

GB0033047100

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

141, 782 141,782 3,379,054 0.249% 5.952%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial Period/ Date that may be acquired if the
instrument instrument is exercised/
converted.

n/a

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

3,520,836 6.201%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* ("IMGL") (Indirect) - 3,519,297
(6.198%)

IIMGL manages holdings on behalf of other HBOS Group companies, and other third
parties external to the HBOS Group, under various discretionary management
agreements.

(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS plc)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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 the total voting rights figure of 56,772,898

14. Contact name:

Kenny Melville