Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8696X
Vertu Motors PLC
30 June 2008
 



Vertu Motors Plc


30 June 2008


Holding(s) in Company


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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


Vertu Motors Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:         YES


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:     NO


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:     NO


Other (please specify):                     NO


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.


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


Goldman Sachs International


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


25 June 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


27 June 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


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 vi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights viii

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1GK4645

6,999,986

7.61

-

8,227,586

-

8.95

-


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 this instrument is exercised/converted

% voting rights

-

-

-

-

-


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

8,227,586

8.95


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


The interest in 8,227,586 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 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


13. Additional information:


General email contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com


14. Contact name:


Sean Rogers / Alan Cox


15. Contact telephone number:


0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774


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