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27 Apr 2007 16:48

Sanctuary Group PLC27 April 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): Sanctuary Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: YES An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: Other (please specify) 3. Full name of the person(s) subject to the notification obligation: UBS INVESTMENT BANK 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): UBS AG LONDON BRANCH 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 25 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6.13% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class /type Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction viiof shares TriggeringIf possible Transaction using the Number of Number of Number of shares Number of Voting % of voting RightsISIN CODE Shares voting Rights iv Rights viii Direct Indirect Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB00B0Y6NC65 13,312,436 13,312,436 13,628,336 13,628,336 6.13% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii Type of Expiration Exercise Number of voting % of votingfinancial Date xiii Conversion Rights that may beinstrument Period Acquired if the instrument /Date xiv is exercised/converted. Total (A+B) % of voting rights 13,628,336 6.13% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv UBS AG London Branch - 13,628,336 - 6.13% 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 Not applicable 14. Contact name: Angela Huff, Associate Director UBS AG 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7568 4981 END 27 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange