Notifiable Interest

22 Jan 2008 15:01

Walker Greenbank PLC22 January 2008 For Immediate Release 22 January 2008 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 COMPANY REPURCHASED SECURITIES 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A. 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): 20th JANUARY 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21st JANUARY 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 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 |Number of voting |% of voting || |Shares |Voting |of |rights |rights || | |Rights |shares | | || | | | | | || | | | | | || | | +-------+-------+----------+-------+---------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | |+-----------+---------+---------+-------+-------+----------+-------+---------+|GB000306151|2,900,010|2,900,010|10 |10 |2,900,000 |0 |5.04 |+-----------+---------+---------+-------+-------+----------+-------+---------+ 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 || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|2,900,010 |5.04 || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Name of Company/Fund No. Shares % AXA France 900,000 1.563 Sun Life Pensions Management 10 0.00002 AXA Framlington 2,000,000 3.473 TOTAL 2,900,010 5.03552 10. Name of the Proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 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