Gb Group Regulatory News (GBG)

3 Mar 2008 16:35

GB Group PLC03 March 2008 GB GROUP PLC ("GB Group" or the "Company") NOTOCE OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES OF GB GROUP PLC GB Group today announces that it has received notification that Deutsche Bank AGhas an interest in 4,729,575 ordinary shares of 2.5p in the Company whichrepresents 5.60% of the issued share capital of the Company. 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: GB Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) 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) : ( )................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Deutsche Bank AG. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Deutsche Bank AGTilney Investment Management 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 28/02/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29/02/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting RightsGB0006870611 3,845,000 3,845,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0006870611 4,645,000 4,645,000 84,575 5.50% 0.10% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if the is instrument instrument exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights4,729,575 5.60% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : N/A 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: N/A 14. Contact name: John Constantin, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01244 657 333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange