20th Sep 2006 14:33
Regus Group PLC20 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE Substantial Shareholdings Regus Group plc On 19th September 2006 we received notification in accordance with sections 198to 203 of the UK Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") of the following: As at close of business on 15th September 2006, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc wasinterested in a total of 352,683,647 shares of the Company. Of these 352,683,647 shares: • Interest in 336,393,135 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co; • Interest in 9,475,904 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International; • Interest in 6,814,608 shares arose from the interest held by subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc acting as discretionary managers. Note: The beneficial owner of the 352,683,647 shares remains Maxon InvestmentsBV ("Maxon"). Mark Dixon, Chief Executive of Regus Group plc, owns a 100%interest in Maxon. Goldman, Sachs & Co and Goldman Sachs International are wholly ownedsubsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The notification relates to issued common stock of shares and is given infulfillment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 203 of the Act.Interests in these shares are by attribution only. Notes: The total issued share capital of Regus Group plc is 984,791,524 Ordinary sharesof 5p each. Date of notification: 19th September 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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