Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8247M

ITE Group PLC

04 February 2009

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:	ITE Group Plc GB0002520509
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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): Transparency obligations directive - notification of existing previously disclosed position______________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Norges Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30th January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2nd February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%
8. Notified details:	Acquisition of shares increasing holding above the 3% threshold

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
				Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0002520509	7,235,368	7,235,368	7,509,193	7,509,193		3.03%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	Norges Bank
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:	Norges Bank manages assets both internally and through the use of external managers. Holdings data is collated via our Global Custodian based on transactions instructed. Norges Bank received information that the threshold was exceeded on 2nd of February 2009
14. Contact name:	Robert Cook
15. Contact telephone number:	0047 22316922

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo Norway
Phone number	0047 22316922
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	N/A

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name	Robert Cook
Contact address	Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, Oslo Norway
Phone number	0047 22316922
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)