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20 Aug 2007 16:26

Sanctuary Group PLC20 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 Ordinary Shares of 2 pence 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: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman, Sachs & Co., Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 16 August 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type Situation Previous to Resulting situation after the Triggeringof shares the Triggering Transaction vii TransactionIf possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingusing the Shares voting Shares Rights iv RightsISIN CODE Rightsviii Direct Indirect Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect xi GB00B0Y6NC65 21,969,575 9.89% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii Type of Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of votingfinancial Datexiii Conversion Rights that may be rightsinstrucment Period / Acquired if the Date xiv instrument is exercised/ converted.n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 16 August 2007, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares. 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 +--------------------------------------------+|General email contact: ||shareholderdisclosures@gs.com |+--------------------------------------------+ 14. Contact name: Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers 15. Contact telephone number: 44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205 END 20 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange