Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6463A

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

05 August 2008

 

TR 1 Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1.	Identity of the Issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP PLC
2.	Reason for notification (yes/no): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: 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): We are no longer including in our aggregate notifiable holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, acting as custodian for its customers, because of the application of the custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions. The trading book exemption in DTR 5.1.3 (4) has also been applied.
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 & Co.
5.	Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold crossed or reached if different): 31 July 2008
6.	Date on which issuer notified: 04 August 2008
7.	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3%
8.	Notified Details:
	8A. Voting rights attached to shares
	Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN code): ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.02p EACH (GB00B1ZBKY84)
	Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
	Number of shares:	43,053,578
	Number of voting rights:	8.67%
	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
	Number of shares
	Number of voting rights	Direct: Indirect:
	Percentage of voting rights	Direct: Indirect:
	8B.   Financial Instruments:
	Resulting situation after triggering transaction:
	Type of financial instrument
	Expiration date
	Exercise/conversion period/date
	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)
	Percentage of voting rights
	TOTAL A + B:
	Number of voting rights
	Percentage of voting rights	Below 3%
9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and / or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 31 July 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.
Proxy Voting
10.	Name of 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: General email contact: [e-mail]
14.	Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
15.	Contact telephone number: 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774

 

 

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