Holding(s) in Company

Volex Group PLC
19 April 2007


                TR-l: 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):



VOLEX GROUP 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:



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:



Other (please specify)



3.   Full name of the 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 INTERNATIONAL &

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.


5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:



3 APRIL 2007



6.   Date on which issuer notified:



5 APRIL 2007



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



16%



8.                  Notified details:



A:        Voting rights attached to shares


Class /type of      Situation Previous to   Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction
shares              the Triggering

                    Transaction

If possible using   Number of  Number of    Number      Number of   voting     % of voting Rights
the                            voting
                    Shares                   of         Rightsix
ISIN CODE                      Rightsviii
                                            shares
                                            Directx     Directxi   Indirect    Direct    Indirect


GB0009390070        8,771,178  15.49%                   4,024,001  7.11%       5,226,346 9.23%





B:        Financial Instruments



 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii

Type of        Expiration Date xiii       Exercise                Number of voting             % of voting
financial                                 Conversion Period       Rights that may be           rights
instrument                                /  Date xiv             Acquired if the instrument
                                                                  is exercised/converted.


-              -                          -                       -                            -





Total (A+B)


                Number of voting rights                          % of voting rights

                              9,250,347                                16.33%





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

The interest in 5,192,548 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
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.

The interest in 4,024,001 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 33,798 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, 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 GSSN.



Proxy Voting:



10.              Name of the proxy holder:



not applicable



11.              Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



not applicAble



12.              Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



not applicAble



13.              Additional information



not applicAble



14.              Contact name:



WENDY TATE

COMPANY SECRETARY



15.              Contact telephone number:



01925 830101

END



19 APRIL 2007





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