Zest Group PLC
07 May 2008

7 May 2008



Zest Group plc



Holdings in Company



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



Zest Group plc



2. Reason for the notification:



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



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



Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustee of the BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund
(previously known as the Merrill Lynch UK smaller Companies Fund).



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



As above



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



1st May 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:



6th May 2008



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



Below 3%



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/Type of       Situation previous to the      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              Triggering transaction
                    No of Shares   No of Voting    No Shares    No of voting rights  % of voting rights
                                   Rights
                                                   Direct       Direct     Indirect  Direct     Indirect
GB00B067JC96        1,240,000      1,240,000       Nil          Nil        N/A       0.00%      N/A






B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/Conversion  No of voting rights   % of voting rights
intrument                                                      that may be acquired
                                          Period/Date          if the instrument is
                                                               exercised/converted
n/a                  n/a                  n/a                  n/a                   n/a





Total (A+B)


No of voting rights                                    % of Voting rights
Nil                                                    0.00%





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



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:



14. Contact name:



Mike Hirschfield

Kitwell Consultants Limited

The Warren

Radlett

Hertfordshire WD7 7DU



15. Contact telephone number:



0870 950 0995



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