Holding(s) in Company

5th Oct 2006 10:59

Wimpey(George) PLC05 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company George Wimpey Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Material and non-material interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Various nominee accounts 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Undisclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Undisclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N.A. 8. Percentage of issued class N.A. 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 25p 10. Date of transaction 28 September 2006 11. Date company informed 4 October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 54,023,652 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.5941% of the issued share capital as known to Barclays PLC as at the time of notification 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries James Jordan - 0207 963 6351 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification James Jordan - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel Date of notification 5 October 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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