For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Communisis plc 2. Reason for notification [Yes/No] 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 HBOS plc notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See section 9 different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on 24 July 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 July 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Direct increase to above 5% reached: 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after shares the triggering the triggering transaction transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 25p 11,596,452 11,596,452 6,965,100 6,965,100 4,559,731 5.028% 3.291% Shares B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 11,524,831 8.318%

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

Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited* (Direct) - 5,953,685 (4.298%)

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited* (IIMGL) (Indirect) - 10,659,556 (7.695%)

IIMGL* manages holdings on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited and other HBOS subsidiary companies (and other third parties external to the HBOS Group), under various discretionary management agreements.

(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS plc.) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights

figure of 138,532,077 First notification under DTR Sourcebook 14 Contact name: Kenny Melville 15. Contact telephone name: 0131 243 8671

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name HBOS plc (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email 0131 243 8671 Other useful information Kenny Melville (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name N/A Contact address N/A Phone number & email N/A Other useful information N/A (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information