Holding(s) in Company

6 May 2008 15:20

Premier Research Group06 May 2008 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Premier Research Group Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 01/05/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06/05/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)(ISIN CODE) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)GB00B03XM769 4,554,570 7.57% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights(ISIN CODE) Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct IndirectGB00B03XM769 5,139,570 5,139,570 8.55% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date (xiii) Exercise/Conversion Period/ Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial Date (xiv) may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted.N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights5,139,570 8.55% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): The interest in 5,139,570 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. Theseshares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: - 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: - 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: - 13. Additional information: Email contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com 14. Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox 15. Contact: Tel : 020 7552 9205 / 020 7774 8774 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange