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Huntsworth PLC05 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE COMPANY AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 29 SEPTEMBER2006 1. Name of Company HUNTSWORTH PLC 2. Name of Shareholder having a major interest THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18. AS 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. GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED 8,376,156 CREPTEMP 28,912 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 50 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction(s) NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 3 OCTOBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 8,405,068 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.30% 14. Any additional information Figures are based of shares in issue of 195,580,338. The interest in 8,376,156 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, 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 28,912 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC Tel: 020 7408 2232 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC 17. Date of notification 5 OCTOBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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