Holding(s) in Company

API Group PLC
23 July 2007



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

API GROUP PLC

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition 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 notification obligation:

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

18 JULY 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 JULY 2007

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  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
GB0000592062                                  BELOW 3%


 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

                                         2,770,000                  8.04%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
2,770,000                     8.04%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

THE INTEREST IS 2,770,000 SHARES AROSE FROM A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY 
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL, A WHOLLY-OWNED INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC. THESE
SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE, REGISTERED AT CREST IN ACCOUNT CREPTEMP. 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of 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:

[e-mail]
 

14. Contact name:

JOANNE WALL/SEAN ROGERS
 

15. Contact telephone number:

44(20)7051-1704/44(20)7552-9205




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