17th Jun 2005 17:00
Regus Group PLC17 June 2005 Regus Group plc 17th June 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE Substantial Shareholdings Regus Group plc ("the Company") On 16th June 2005 we received the following notification: This notification relates to common stock of the Company ("shares") and is givenin fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 203 of the CompaniesAct 1985 (the "Act"). We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 13 June 2005, the GoldmanSachs Group, Inc ("GS Inc") of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, wasinterested, by attribution only, in a total of 345,248,633 shares. Of these 345,248,633 shares: • The interest in 332,661,345 shares arose from the interest held byGoldman, Sachs & Co, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc., acting ascustodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in thename of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited. Note: The beneficial owner of 331,958,286 of these shares remains MaxonInvestments BV ("Maxon"). Mark Dixon, Chief Executive of Regus Group plc, ownsa 100% interest in Maxon. • The interest in 12,587,288 shares arose from a beneficial interestheld by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GSInc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. Notes: The total issued share capital of Regus Group plc is 984,791,524 Ordinary Sharesof 5 pence each. Date of notification: 17th June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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