Volex Regulatory News (VLX)

5 Dec 2006 11:16

Volex Group PLC05 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyVOLEX GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themCREST Account CREPTEMP - 5,446,601 shares Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) limited -5,102,600 shares 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredNot Disclosed - acquisition noted 6. Percentage of issued classNot Disclosed - acquisition noted 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposedNot Applicable 8. Percentage of issued classNot Applicable 9. Class of securityOrdinary 25p 10. Date of transactionNot Disclosed 11. Date company informed4 October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification10,549,201 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification18.73% 14. Any additional informationThe notification confirmed the holding as at close of business 1 December 2006. The interest arose from 5,102,600 shares held by Goldman Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary ofThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acting as custodian for its customers and also 5,446,601 shares held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly owned direct subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesWendy Tate - 01925 830101 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Wendy Tate Company Secretary Date of notification5 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange