8th July 2008

Land of Leather Holdings plc

Holding(s) in Company

Land of Leather Holdings plc, the UK's only national retailer which specialises in leather sofas, has received the following notification of a major interest in its shares.  

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

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

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold was crossed or reached if different): 7th July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified: 8th July 2008

7. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% to below notifiable %

8. Notified details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares:    Ordinary one penny shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 2,505,009

Number of Voting Rights: 2,505,009

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares: not reportable

Number of voting rights - Direct: not reportable

Number of voting rights - Indirect: not reportable

% of voting rights - Direct: not reportable

% of voting rights - Indirect: not reportable

B: Financial Instruments: -

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights: not reportable

% of voting rights: not reportable

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

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 of person(s) subject to the notification obligations: Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913

Enquires concerning this announcement can be directed to Adrian Goodenough, Company Secretary (Telephone 01474 322277 / Facsimile 01474 360428 / E-mail cosec@landofleather.net)

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