RNS Number:1433B
Luminar PLC
30 July 2007



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):

Luminar 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: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )


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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme.

See section 9 for further information.



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

The Hermes UK Focus Fund


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

27 July 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 July 2007


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

13%



8. Notified details:

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






A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

0538244                                 8,886,110                 8,886,110
ORD 25p
GB0005382444



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of Number of voting       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE shares    rights (ix)

                             Direct    Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect
                                       (x)       (xi)

                              96,859    96,859    8,867,241    0.142%   12.979%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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




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

8,964,100                                    13.121%




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


BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund
Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management
Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of:


1.      Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
0.676%)

2.      Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (voting rights held in this
issuer: 12.390%)

3.      Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this
issuer: 0.055%)


Please see Section 13 for further information.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See comment in Section 13


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

See comment in Section 13.


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

See comment in Section 13.


13. Additional information:

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing
proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of corporate governance
services to various underlying clients.


Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing
proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying
clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.


Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner
under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various
limited partnerships.


All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5.


This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the
ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 68,319,136.


14. Contact name:

Tim O'Gorman, Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:

01908 544140



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