12th Jul 2006 08:39
European Islamic Investment BankPLC12 July 2006 12 July 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 11 July2006, it received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., ("GS Inc")that, at close of business on 7 July 2006, GS Inc was interested, by attributiononly, in a total of 141,154,000 shares in the Company, representingapproximately 7.73% of the issued ordinary share capital. Of these 141,154,000 shares: • The interest in 250,000 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. • The interest in 140,904,000 shares arose from an 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. Ends For further information: Fishburn Hedges (PR to the Company)Tel: +44 (0)20 7544 3056Michelle James This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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