THT Thorntons

RNS Number:9038O
Thorntons PLC
03 January 2007


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of listed company


THORNTONS PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries ("FIL")


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial 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 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

JP Morgan - 824,080

Northern Trust London - 273,300

HSBC Bank - 214,200

State Street Bank and Trust Company - 93,900

Bank of New York - 7,900

JP Morgan - 554,027

JP Morgan - 237,900


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Number of shares purchased not disclosed


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 10p shares


10. Date of transaction


N/K


11. Date listed company informed


2 January 2007


12. Total holding following this notification


2,205,307 Ordinary shares


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)


3.26%


14. Any additional information


............................................................


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary - 01773 542384


16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification


Mark R. Henson


Date of notification


3 January 2007


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