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Huntsworth PLC27 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES THE COMPANY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE COMPANY 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 2 above or in respect of 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. 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 5,985,080 CREPTEMP 24,416 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 24 FEBRUARY 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 6,009,496 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.10% 14. Any additional information Figures are based of shares in issue of 193,727,724. The interest in 5,985,080 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 24,416 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. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC Tel: 020 7298 6517 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. TYMON BROADHEAD COMPANY SECRETARY HUNTSWORTH PLC 17. Date of notification 27 FEBRUARY 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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