13th Dec 2007 17:34
TR-1 (i) 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):
CINEWORLD GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes 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 The Goldman Sachs obligation (iii):
Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Goldman Sachs International
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 11 December 2007 is crossed or reached if different) (v):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares if the Triggering transaction (vii) possible using transaction (vi) the ISIN CODE
Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting Shares Voting of rights (ix) rights Rights shares (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)
GB00B15FWH70 10,462,851 10,462,851 11,992,421 8.46
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may be rights instrument / Date (xiv) acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,992,421 8.46%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
The interest in 11,992,421 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: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights: 13. Additional information: General email contact: [email protected] 14. Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774
CINEWORLD GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
CINE.L