RNS
Holding(s) in Company
05 July 2005
This notification relates to issued common stock of the Company ("shares") and
is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 203 of the
U.K. Companies Act 1985 (the "Act").
We hereby notify you that at the close of business on 01 July 2005, The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc ('GS Inc') of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, was
interested, by attribution only, in a total of 34,981,109 shares.
Of these 34,981,109 shares:
• The interest in 4,583,039 shares arose from Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("GS&Co."), a
wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered
in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited ("GSSN").
• The interest in 1,172,074 shares arose from GS&Co. acting as discretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in
the name of GSSN.
• The interest in 29,225,996 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.
From: Joanna Bates for and on behalf of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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