Holding(s) in Company

2 Dec 2005 11:21

Sanctuary Group PLC02 December 2005 Notification of Major interests in shares The Sanctuary Group plc ('the Company') 2 December 2005 The Company was notified on 1 December 2005 that as at close of business on 29November 2005 Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ("MSSL") disposed of an interestin the ordinary shares of the Company with the result that MSSL has an interestin 31,959,242 Ordinary Shares of the Company, representing 8.61% of theCompany's issued share capital. At the same time, MSSL has notified the Company that from time to time MSSL hastransferred 9,599,000 shares to a third party on terms which gives MSSL theright to require the return of an equivalent number of shares. Accordingly,MSSL's interest in 9,599,000 shares is pursuant to Section 208 (5) of theCompanies Act 1985. ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange