Holding(s) in Company

NordAnglia Education PLC
09 January 2008                                                                

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

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 the notification obligation:

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

Shareholder:                                       Shares:

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc           2,333,400
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund               1,901,900
3. The Church Commissioners for England               400,000
4. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc       391,600

1,2,4 - registered in the name of Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/c Aberfrth,
3 - The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd

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

08/01/2008
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

09/01/2008
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares            Situation previous to 
if possible using the           the Triggering        
ISIN CODE                       transaction       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights
Ordinary
GB0006582729             4,811,300                 4,811,300

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
if possible using                                                                
the ISIN CODE                                                                        
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect 

Ordinary
GB0006582729           9,026,900        N/A       9,026,900        N/A        13.23


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting    
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights         
instrument                                       acquired if the                     
                                                 instrument is                       
                                                 exercised/                          
                                                 converted.                          
  N/A           N/A             N/A                  N/A                 N/A


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

5,026,900                        13.23


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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:
    Based on the Company's most recent 'Change in Voting Rights and Capital'
    announcement, dated 10 January 2007.

N/A

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
 
15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733