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Sanctuary Group PLC26 June 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 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 17% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type of Situation Previous to Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction viishares the Triggering Transaction If possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting Rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares voting Shares Rights iv Rights viii Direct Indirect Direct* Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB00B0Y6NC65 38,304,030 17.24% - - 36,800,774 285,004 16.56% 0.13% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii Type of Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial Date xiii Conversion Rights that may be instrument Period Acquired if the instrument is /Date xiv exercised/converted. n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights37,085,778 16.69% 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 itscustomers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees), Limited. The interest in 36,800,774 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. Theseshares 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 26 June 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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