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19th Sep 2007 09:51

Go-Ahead Group PLC19 September 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in ( )the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ( ) Other (please specify): ( )--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Full name of 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,Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 14 SEPTEMBER 2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 SEPTEMBER 2007--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the if possible using the Triggering transaction ISIN CODE Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights viii GB0003753778 Below 3% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rightsshares if rights ixpossible using Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirectthe ISIN CODE x xi GB0003753778 2,627,802 5.92% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date xiii Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights xiv Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights2,627,802 5.92%--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: The interest in 40 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., awholly-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 2,585,636 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman SachsInternational, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting asdiscretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name ofGoldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. The interest in 12,013 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman SachsAsset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting asdiscretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be,registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ("GSSN"). The interest in 30,113 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman SachsAsset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionarymanager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in thename of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ("GSSN").--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Additional information: General email contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Contact name: Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers / Alan Cox--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Contact telephone number: 0207-051-1704 / 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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