Holding(s) in Company

3 Aug 2007 17:44

Sanctuary Group PLC03 August 2007 TR-l: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): The Sanctuary Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights. 3. Full name of the person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): UK Registered Owner Bny GIL Clt A/C Noms Ltd A/C GMT Beneficial Owner Gartmore Fledgling Trust PLC 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27 July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE (vi) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)GB00B0Y6NC65 22,504,338 22,504,338 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISINCODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectGB00B0Y6NC65 5,000,000 5,000,000 2.25% Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights5,000,000 2.25% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv 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 All shares are held indirectly. All figures are based on the Companies issuedshare capital of 222,186,643, as provided by Exshare 14. Contact name: Alison Averno 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7782 2324 END 3 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange