Holding(s) in Company

04 July 2008

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:
   
   LIDCO  GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification
   
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
   
   AXA S.A.

4. Full name of the shareholder(s) (if different from 3)
   
   
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
   
   2 July 2008
   
   
6. Date on which issuer notified:
   
   3 July 2008
   
   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   
   5%
   
   
8. Notified details:
   
   A: Voting rights attached to shares
   
   

   	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
   Class of shares	Number of shares			Number of voting rights
   GB0030546849	8,852,942			8,852,942
   	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   Class of shares	Number of Shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
   	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
   GB0030546849	0	0	5,801,470	0	4.09

   
   
   B:    Financial Instruments
   
   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   
   

   Type of Financial Instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

   
   
   

   Total (A+B)
   Number of Voting Rights	% of Voting Rights
   5,801,470	4.09%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
   
   AXA Framlington   Indirect 5,801,470   4.08603%
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:
14. Contact name:
    
    Terry Marsh
15. Contact  telephone number:
    
    020 7003 2637  

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