Notifiable Interest

10 Aug 2007 16:53

Walker Greenbank PLC10 August 2007 For Immediate Release 10 August 2007 WALKER GREENBANK PLC ("the Company") Notifiable Interest A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by theCompany. TR-1 Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: WALKER GREENBANK PLC 2. Reason for the notification GONE OVER 4% THRESHOLD 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: MERRILL LYNCH BRITISH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 6TH JULY 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7TH JULY 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |to Triggering |transaction || |transaction | ||if possible | |Notification required under DTR transitional ||using ISIN | |provision 7 ||CODE +---------+---------+---------+-------------------+-----------------+| |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting |% of voting || |Shares |Voting |shares |rights |rights || | |Rights | | | || | | | | | || | | +---------+---------+---------+-------+---------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------+---------+|GB0003061511|1,800,000|1,800,000|2,379,000|2,379,000|N/A |4.03% |N/A |+------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------+---------+ B: Financial Instruments+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting ||financial |date |Conversion |rights that may |rights ||instrument | |Period/ Date |be acquired if | || | | |the instrument is| || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted | || | | | | || | | | | |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+| | | | | |+------------+-------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------+ Total (A+B)+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|2,379,000 |4.03% || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 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: 14. Contact name: JULIAN WILSON - COMPANY SECRETARY 15. Contact telephone number: 08708 300077 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange