24th May 2007 11:22
Sanctuary Group PLC24 May 2007 TR-l: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): The Sanctuary Group PLC Ordinary Shares of 2 pence 2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of the person(s) subject to the notification obligation: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman, Sachs & Co., Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 21 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 17% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type Situation Previous to Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction viiof shares the Triggering TransactionIf possible Number of Number of Number of Shares Number of voting % of voting Rightsusing the Shares voting Rights ivISIN CODE Rightsviii Direct Indirect Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect xi GB00B0Y6NC65 39,043,535 17.57 - - 37,157,795 285,004 16.72% 0.13% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii Type of Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of votingfinancial Datexiii Conversion Rights that may be rightsinstrument Period Acquired if the instrument /Date xiv is exercised/converted n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights37,442,799 16.85% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv The interest in 285,004 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. The interest in 37,157,795 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. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Not applicable 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not applicable 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not applicable 13. Additional information +--------------------------------------------+|General email contact: ||[email protected] |+--------------------------------------------+ 14. Contact name: Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers 15. Contact telephone number: 44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205 END 24 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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