RNS Number:1274T
Ludorum PLC
16 March 2007

Ludorum plc

Notification of interests in shares

Ludorum plc announces that it has received the following notification from 
D.C. Thomson & Company Limited pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency 
Rules.

Simon Pearce
Director
020 8849 8744

TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 Ludorum PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights        --------------------
are attached(1):
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)                                                                   -------
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in      
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are      -------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
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Other (please specify): First Notification under DTR Sourcebook              X
______________________________________                                   -------
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the          D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
notification obligation(1):                                 --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                  As above
from 3.)(1):                                                --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which                   N/A
the threshold is crossed or reached if                      --------------------
different)(1):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                             16/03/07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:                                                                 19.80%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    to the Triggering   transaction(1)
             transaction (1)
if possible
using the    Number Number of    Number of  Number of voting    % of voting
ISIN CODE    of     Voting       shares     rights ix           rights
             Shares Rights viii
                                 Direct     Direct x   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                       xi
GB00B0ZHIL34
1p Ordinary
Shares                            990,000    990,000             19.80%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   date xiii  Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument             Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       xiv


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
             990,000                               19.80%



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 rights:           N/A

13. Additional           Notification using the total voting rights figure of
information:             5,000,001
                         First notification under DTR Sourcebook.
14. Contact name:        Irene Douglas, Company Secretary
15. Contact
telephone
number:                  01382 201534



Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)      D.C. Thomson & Company
                                                         Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)   22 Meadowside, Dundee,
                                                         DD1 1LN
Phone number                                             01382 201534
Other useful information (at least legal representative  Company Secretary
for legal persons)
                                                         Irene Douglas

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information



Notes
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(i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed
with the competent authority.



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