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9 May 2007 16:19

Sanctuary Group PLC09 May 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: 4 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 17% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type of Situation Previous to Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction viishares the TriggeringIf possible using Transactionthe ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Shares Number of % of voting Rights Shares voting Voting Rights iv Rights viii Direct Indirect Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB00B0Y6NC65 35,628,699 16.04% - - 38,679,148 364,387 17.41% 0.16% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial Date xiii Conversion Rights that may beinstrument Period/Date xiv Acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. n/a 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights39,043,535 17.57% The interest in 364,387 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for itscustomers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees), Limited. The interest in 38,679,148 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. Theseshares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. 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 9 May 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange