Holding(s) in Company

19 Jun 2006 12:37

Volex Group PLC19 June 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyVOLEX GROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interestThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of themCREST Account CREPTEMP - 3,875,789 shares Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) limited - 5,028,000 shares 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquiredNot disclosed -acquisition noted 6. Percentage of issued classNot disclosed - increase noted 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposedNot Applicable 8. Percentage of issued classNot Applicable 9. Class of securityOrdinary 25p 10. Date of transactionNot Disclosed 11. Date company informed16th June 2006 12. Total holding following this notification8,903,789 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification16.04% 14. Any additional informationThe notification confirmed the holding as at close of business 14 June 2006. The interest arose from 5,028,000 shares held by Goldman Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary ofThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acting as custodian for its customers and also 3,875,789 shares held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly owned direct subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesWendy Tate - 01925 830101 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Wendy Tate Company Secretary Date of notification19 June 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange