Arden Partners plc
20 February 2008



Holding in Company


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Arden Partners plc


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

( X )

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:

Lloyds TSB Group Plc


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

State Street Nominees Ltd


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

19 February 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 February 2008


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

Reached 9%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares    Situation previous to the triggering transaction
                        Number of Shares       Number of Voting Rights
B15CTY4 ORD GBP0.10     1,732,791              1,732,791


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares          Number of voting rights            % of voting rights
Direct                    Direct        Indirect             Direct   Indirect
2,232,791                               2,232,791                     9.039


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise /     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       conversion     be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             period / date  exercised / converted              rights


Total (A+B):

Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
2,232,791                                    9.039


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

2,232,791 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


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:




14. Contact name:

Trevor Norris


15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 121 4238990





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