Holding(s) in Company

24 Nov 2005 17:26

Danka Business Systems PLC24 November 2005 Danka Business Systems PLC ("the Company") Holding in Company The Company was notified on 23 November 2005 that as at close of business on 21November 2005, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Inc."), of 85 Broad Street,New York, NY 10004, USA, was interested in a total of 21,880,906 sharesrepresenting 8.53% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital. Of these 21,880,906 shares, a) An interest in 21,071,256 shares arose from the interest held by GoldmanSachs & Co. ("GS&Co."), a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc., acting ascustodian of 5,267,814 American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). These ADRs are, orwill be, held at The Depositary Trust Company, New York ("DTC"). b) An interest in 359,352 shares arose from GS&Co. acting as discretionarymanager and custodian of 89,838 ADRs. These ADRs are, or will be, held at DTC. c) An interest in 450,298 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International ("GSI"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GSInc. These ADRs are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. -ends- Enquiries: Danka Business Systems PLC 020 7605 0150 Paul Dumond, Company Secretary Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700 Dominic Furlonge About Danka Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical andprofessional services to implement effective document information solutions. Asone of the largest independent providers of enterprise imaging systems andservices, the Company enables choice, convenience, and continuity. Danka'svision is to empower customers to benefit fully from the convergence of imageand document technologies in a connected environment. This approach willstrengthen the Company's client relationships and expand its strategic value.For more information, visit Danka at www.danka.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange