Holding(s) in Company
             



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:

Hat Pin plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Standard Life Investments Ltd

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

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

25 July 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 July 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%, 4%, 5% and 6%


8. Notified details:

Standard Life Investments Ltd acquired voting rights resulting in
their voting rights exceeding the 3% minimum disclosable threshold.

A: Voting rights attached to shares

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Class/type of shares if possible   | Situation previous to the    |
| using the ISIN CODE                | Triggering transaction       |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------|
| Ordinary Shares                    | Number of | Number of voting |
|                                    | shares    | Rights           |
|------------------------------------+-----------+------------------|
| GB0030348576                       | Below 3%  | Below 3%         |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of shares|Number of|Number of voting   |% of voting rights|
|if possible using   |shares   |rights             |                  |
|the ISIN CODE       |         |                   |                  |
|--------------------+---------+-------------------+------------------|
|Ordinary Shares     |Direct   |Direct   |Indirect |Direct  |Indirect |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------+---------|
|GB0030348576        |1,500,000|1,500,000|         |6.259%  |         |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)

+----------------------------------------------+
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 1,500,000               | 6.259%             |
+----------------------------------------------+


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

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:


14. Contact name:

Paul Billett
Finance Director
Hat Pin plc

15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 20 7438 8602

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