Notifiable Interest

14 Jul 2006 17:10

Sanctuary Group PLC14 July 2006 Sanctuary Group PLC THE SANCTUARY GROUP PLC (the 'Company') NOTIFIABLE INTEREST The Company was informed on 13 July 2006 by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Inc.") that, as at close of business on 10 July 2006, it is interested in 11,232,019 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'), representing approximately 5.06 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. The above interest is held as follows: +--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+|Registered Holder | Number of Shares| %|+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+| | | ||Goldman Sachs International | 10,871,463| 4.89|+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+|Goldman, Sachs & Co | 360,556| 0.17|+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+| | | |+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+|Total | 11,232,019| 5.06|+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+| | | |+--------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+ 14 July 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange