Volex Regulatory News (VLX)

3 Mar 2008 09:48

Volex Group PLC03 March 2008 TR-l: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached (ii): volex group plc 2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: yes (acquisition) 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 the person(s) subject to the notificationobligation: GoldenPeaks Active Value Limited GoldenPeaks Active Value Master Fund Limited GoldenPeaks Capital Management Limited Altamira Holding AG Mr Adriano Agosti 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman sachs International 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached: 29 FEBRUARY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 MARCH 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16.42% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type of Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the Triggering Transactionshares Triggering TransactionIf possible using Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting Rightsthe voting Shares of RightsixISIN CODE Rightsviii shares Directxi Indirect Direct Indirect GB0009390070 8,200,308 8,200,308 9,345,308 - 9,345,308 - 16.42% B: Financial Instruments: Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii Type of Expiration Date xiii Exercise Number of voting % of voting financial Conversion Period Rights that may be rights instrument / Date xiv Acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. - - - - - Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 9,345,308 16.42% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the votingrights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv GOLDENPEAKS ACTIVE VALUE LIMITED IS A PARENT UNDERTAKING OF GOLDENPEAKS ACTIVEVALUE MASTER FUND LIMITED. ALTAMIRA HOLDING AG IS A PARENT UNDERTAKING OF GOLDENPEAKS CAPITAL MANAGEMENTLIMITED AND MR ADRIANO AGOSTI IS A PARENT UNDERTAKING OF ALTAMIRA HOLDING AG. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: not applicable 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: not applicAble 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: not applicAble 13. Additional information 14. Contact name: wendy tate company secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01925 830101 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange