Holding(s) in Company

9 Feb 2007 13:04

Sanctuary Group PLC09 February 2007 The Sanctuary Group PLC9 February 2007 THE SANCTUARY GROUP PLC (the "Company") Notification of Major Interests in Shares The Company announces that it received notification on 8 February 2007 from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc that it had increased its interest in ordinary shares of2p each in the Company ("Shares") from 32,882,842 Shares (carrying 32,882,842 voting rights) to 33,937,742 Shares (carrying 33,937,742 voting rights) representing approximately 15.27% of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company (of which 33,580,286 voting rights result from a direct holding and 357,456 voting rights result from an indirect holding). The chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights over the Shares are effectively held is as follows: The interest in 357,456 Ordinary Shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These Ordinary Shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. The interest in 33,580,286 Ordinary Shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. Legal entity subject to Notification Obligation: Goldman Sachs International; Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB; Contact: Joanne Wall Tel: 020 7051 1704. Goldman Sachs International is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 9 February 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange