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

          Tomkins 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

                 X

Other (please specify):  

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

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC

(Registered under the US Investment Advisors Act 1940)

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

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

30 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02 October 2008

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

Subsequent threshold filing Decrease of 1%.

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0008962655

US8900302089

1,449,500

16,103,764

991,000

13,963,443

991,000

55,853,772

0.11%

6.34%

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. 

% of voting rights

  N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 56,844,772 (this total represents total ADRs converted into Ordinary share equivalents in addition to Ordinary shares held 1 ADR=4 ORDs) 

  6.45%

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

N/A

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:

None 

14. Contact name:

D P Burton, Company Secretary, Tomkins plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)20 8871 4544