Renew Holdings Regulatory News (RNWH)

31 Jan 2008 14:35

Renew Holdings PLC31 January 2008 Renew Holdings plc 31 January 2008 Holding(s) in Company 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 (ii): Renew Holdings 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:NO An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: NO Other (please specify): NO 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 28 January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction viishares the triggering Number of Number of voting % voting rights transaction vi shares rightsIf possible using Number of Number of Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirectthe ISIN code shares voting rights viiiGB0005359004 Below 3% - 3,803,540 23,530 6.35% 0.04% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % voting rightsfinancial date xiii Period/Date xiv that may be acquired if this instrument isinstrument exercised/converted- - - - - Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights3,827,070 6.39% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): The interest in 23,530 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as a custodian for itscustomers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees), Limited. The interest in 3,803,540 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc. These sharesare, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. 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 address: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com 14. Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox 15. Contact telephone number: 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774-8774 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange