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Holding(s) in Company

NordAnglia Education PLC
01 February 2008

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:                   NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION PLC

2.   Reason for 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
     notification obligation:              THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC


4.   Full name of shareholder(s)           GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.,
     (if different from 3) :               GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
                                           INTERNATIONAL
                                           GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

5.   Date of transaction (and date on
     which the threshold is crossed or
     reached if different):                28 JANUARY 2008


6.   Date on which issuer notified:        30 JANUARY 2008


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


8.   Notified Details:

A:   Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares      Situation previous to 
if possible use           the Triggering transaction               
ISIN CODE                      
                          Number of shares       Number of voting Rights

GB0006582729              3,185,682              7.99%


                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights 
if possible use                                                              
ISIN CODE                             Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect 
                    
GB0006582729                                     2,774,502              6.96%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting    
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights         
instrument                                        be acquired (if                      
                                                  the instrument                        
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights

2,774,502                     6.96%


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

     The interest in 2,500 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs
     & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for
     its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of
     Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

     The interest in 2,728,971 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman
     Sachs Asset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc
     acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are,
     or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees),
     Limited ('GSSN').

     The interest in 43,031 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
     Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as
     discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will
     be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited
     ('GSSN').

 
Proxy Voting:
 
10.  Name of proxy holder:                N/A
 
11.  Number of voting rights proxy
     holder will cease to hold:           N/A
 
12.  Date on which proxy holder will
     cease to hold voting rights:         N/A
 
13.  Additional information:              GENERAL EMAIL CONTACT:

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14.  Contact name:                        SEAN ROGERS/ALAN COX
 
15.  Contact telephone number:            0207 552 9205/0207 774 8774