TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Anglo & Overseas Plc

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
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                       Yes     
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation  D.C. Thomson 
(iii):                                                              & Company  
                                                                     Limited   
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):         As above   
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is      25/06/07   
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   05/02/08   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                      4.005%    
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of  Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering   
    shares              to                        transaction (vii)              
  if possible     the Triggering                                                 
using the ISIN   transaction (vi)                                                
     CODE                                                                        
                                                                                 
                 Number    Number    Number    Number of voting    % of voting   
                   of        of        of        rights (ix)          rights     
                 Shares    Voting    shares                                      
                           Rights                                                
                           (viii)                                                
                                                                                 
                                     Direct    Direct   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                 (x)      (xi)                   
                                                                                 
 GB00B0BZVZ57   3,541,950 3,541,950 3,541,950 3,541,950          4.005%          
                                                                                 
    Ord 10p                                                                      

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of   
  financial    date (xiii)      Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                 Period/ Date (xiv)    acquired if the      rights  
                                                    instrument                 
                                                   is exercised/               
                                                     converted                 
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
3,541,950                               4.005%                                 

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



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      N/A              
rights:                                                                        

13. Additional information:                                   Following buyback
                                                              of 300,000 shares
                                                              (into treasury)  
                                                              by company on 25/
                                                              06/07, new total 
                                                              voting rights    
                                                              figure of        
                                                              88,440,207.      
                                                                               
                                                              Further buybacks 
                                                              since triggering 
                                                              transaction give 
                                                              current total    
                                                              voting rights of 
                                                              83,724,381 and   
                                                              current          
                                                              percentage of    
                                                              voting rights    
                                                              held as 4.230%   
                                                                               
                                                              3,541,950 held by
                                                              John Leng & Co   
                                                              Ltd (a wholly    
                                                              owned subsidiary 
                                                              of D.C. Thomson &
                                                              Co Ltd)          
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                             Irene Douglas,   
                                                              Company Secretary
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 01382 575732     



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