RNS Number:7282W
Luminar PLC
10 January 2006



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Luminar plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited and Hermes SLP Limited

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Not Stated

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Registered holder    Held on Behalf of                     Number of shares

Holdings             (see Note 1)
Chase Nominees Ltd   Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)                     3,685,418
Chase Nominees Ltd   The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund(TF)            2,175,100



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not advised

6. Percentage of issued class
                                                                             -

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not advised

8. Percentage of issued class
                                                                             -

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction

Not advised

11. Date Company informed

9th January , 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
                                                                     
5,860,518

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
                                                                         
8.009%

14. Any additional information

Note 1: These shares are held through an interest in two UK Limited
Partnerships, in which Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a General
Partner and Hermes SLP Limited is a Limited Partner.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Morris, Company Secretarial Assistant- 01908 544130

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

H A Willits, Company Secretary

Date of notification

10th January, 2006




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