NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESNOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES1. Name of listed company Nord Anglia Education plc 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest Principle Capital Partners Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; or in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Forest Nominees Limited 4,199,420 Edinburgh House Estates Limited 400,000 Bawtry Properties Limited 327,236 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 5p each 10. Date of transaction 11. Date listed company informed 28 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 4,926,656 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 13.04% 14. Any additional information The beneficial owners of the above shares and Principle Capital Partners Limited entered into an agreement pursuant to which all parties are deemed to be interested in each other's interests in shares. In addition, Principle Capital Holdings Societe Anonyme is interested in Principle Capital Partners' interest in shares. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Hannah Metcalf 0161 491 4191 |

