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Danka Business Systems PLC15 May 2007 15 May 2007 TR-1: 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): 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):09 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:11 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:6% 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the Triggering transactionif possible transcationuse ISIN Number of Number Number Number of voting % of votingCODE Shares of of rights (ix) rights Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (viii) (x) (xi) US2362771097 18,019,884 6.96% 15,530,968 5.99% (4,504,971 (3,882,742 ADRs) ADRs) B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date (xiii) Conversion Period rights that may rightsinstrument /Date (xiv) be acquired if the instument is exercised/ converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting % of votingrights rights15,530,938 5.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):The interest in 15,530,938 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs& Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for itscustomers, of 3,882,742 American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). These ADRs are,or will 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