Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9248J
Luminar Group Holdings PLC
10 December 2008

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 Group Holdings 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):
The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
8 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
9 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
2%

8. Notified details:
*****..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

B242306 1,844,754 1,844,754
ORD 200p
GB00B2423069

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

1,823,922 1,823,922 N/A 2.993% N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

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

1,823,922 2.993%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:
All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2.

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund.

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 60,948,969.

14. Contact name:
Tim O'Gorman, Company Secretary