Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7432E

Trinity Mirror PLC

30 September 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:	TRINITY MIRROR PLC
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): Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)		X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs International Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	26 SEPTEMBER 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	30 SEPTEMBER 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	8%
8. Notified details:

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
GB0009039941	20,110,807	7.80%		20,651,832	453,931	8.01%	0.18%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
21,105,763	8.19%

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

The interest in 1,378,383 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ('GS&Co.'), a direct subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

The interest in 19,273,449 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.

The interest in 453,931 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

Proxy Voting:
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