31st Jul 2006 17:52
European Islamic Investment BankPLC31 July 2006 31 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 31 July2006, it received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., ("GS Inc")that, at close of business on 27 July 2006, GS Inc was interested, byattribution only, in a total of 66,610,000 shares in the Company, representingapproximately 3.65% of the issued ordinary share capital. The interest in these 66,610,000 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GoldmanSachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. Ends For further information: Fishburn Hedges (PR to the Company)Tel: +44 (0)20 7544 3013Mark Tierney This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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