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Helphire Group PLC25 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest HELPHIRE GROUP PLC GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. 3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than that it is in respect of holding of the one holder, the number of shares held by each of shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of them a non-beneficial 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 (a) NON-BENEFICIAL (a) GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITES (NOMINEES) LTD 1,800 SHARES (b) BENEFICIAL (b) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 6,408,552 SHARES 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/amount 8. Percentage of issued amount of stock class of stock disposed class acquired N/A N/A NOT SPECIFIED N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 24 April 2006 ORDINARY £0.05 NOT SPECIFIED 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.71% 6,410,352 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries PETER THOMPSON 01225 321217 The Company was informed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., that the shareholding of two of their wholly owned subsidiaries had changed. 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification PETER THOMPSON Date of notification 25th April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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