DNK.L Regulatory News (DNK)

14 Jun 2007 17:02

Danka Business Systems PLC14 June 2007 14 June 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached:Danka Business Systems PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): Yes. New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4) 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. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different):11 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:13 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:5% 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares if the Triggering transactionpossible transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of Number Number Number of voting % of voting Shares of of rights (ix) rights Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (viii) (x) (xi) US2362771097 15,530,968 5.99% 12,897,768 4.98% (3,224,442 (3,882,742 ADRs) ADRs) B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % offinancial date Conversion that may be acquired if votinginstrument (xiii) Period/Date the instrument is rights (xiv) exercised/converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 12,897,768 4.98% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): The interest in 12,897,768 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs& Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for itscustomers of 3,224,442 American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). These ADRs are, orwill be, held at the Depositary Trust Company of New York ("DTC"). 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 15. Contact telephone number:44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange