2nd Nov 2006 17:33
European Islamic Investment BankPLC02 November 2006 2 November 2006 European Islamic Investment Bank Plc ("EIIB" or "the Company") Notification of major interests in shares - sections 198 to 208 of the CompaniesAct 1985 In accordance with AIM Rule 17, EIIB announces that, in a letter dated 2November 2006, it received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., ("GSInc") that, at close of business on 31 October 2006, GS Inc was interested, byattribution only, in a total of 54,891,825 shares in the Company, representingapproximately 3% of the issued ordinary share capital. Of these 54,891,825 shares: •The interest in 54,610,000 shares arose from the 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 281,825 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. Ends For further information: Fishburn Hedges (PR to the Company) Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 4321 Michelle James This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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