27th Apr 2005 10:01
White Young Green PLC27 April 2005 For Immediate Release 27 April 2005 White Young Green Notification of Major Interest in Shares Companies Act 1985 ss 198-202 (as amended) White Young Green 'WYG' annouces that it received, today, the following "Notification of Interest" from Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. This announcement serves as notification, by reason of the provisions of section203 of the above Act, that: a) the companies the names and addresses of which are set out in the firstpart of the Schedule to this announcement (being certain holidng companies ofMerrill Lynch Investment Managers Ltd. (MLIM), have the interests in relevantshare capital of WYG; b) the companies the names and addresses of which are set out in the secondpart of the Schedule to this announcement, which are holidng companies of MLIMand of certain other companies, have the interests in relevant share capital ofWYG and the additional interests (if any) disclosed in the second attachment tothis announcment. Schedule Name Address Merrill Lynch 33 King William Street,Investment Managers Ltd London EC4R 9AS ML Invest Holdings Limited 33 King William Street London EC4R 9AS ML Invest, Inc World Financial Center North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York NY 10281-1332 Part 2 Merrill Lynch Group Inc. World Financial Center North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York NY 10281-1332 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. World Financial Center North Tower 250 Vesey Street New York NY 10281-1332 Class of shares 5p ordinary sharesTotal Interest held by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group LimitedShares held 3,716,380 (9.15%) Registered Holder (if known) Number of Shares Investment Management Beneficial Company (if separately Interests? (Yes/No) disclosable) Nutraco Nominees Limited 3,373,104 No Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees 343,276 Yes Limited A/C NONCERTTotal 3,716,380 Each company named below is interested in the aggregate number of the sharesidentified above set opposite its name. Where the number includes sharesadditional to those shown in the first attachment to this announcement, certainfurther details are set out below. Requisite details in respect of shares additional to those shown in the first attachment Name of Client Aggregate number of shares Number and (if known) Interest with intested in registered holder section 208 (5) Companies Act Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 4,100,830 384,450 0Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 3,716,380 0 0 For further information, please contact: White Young Green +44 113 2787111Bob Hartley Buchanan Communications +44 207 466 5000Lisa Baderoon This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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