Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7954A

Volex Group PLC

06 August 2008

 

      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:

 

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)

 

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC IS NO LONGER INCLUDING IN ITS AGGREGATE NOTIFIABLE HOLDING THE POSITION HELD BY GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., A WHOLLY OWNDED DIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, ACTING AS CUSTODIAN FOR ITS CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CUSTODIAN EXEMPTION IN DTR 5.1.3R(2) TO THOSE POSITIONS.

 

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 INTERNATIONAL

 

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

 

31 JULY 2008

 

6.   Date on which issuer notified:

 

5 AUGUST 2008

 

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

 

8%

 

8.   Notified details:

 

A:        Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class /type of shares	Situation Previous to the Triggering Transaction		Resulting situation after the Triggering Transaction
If possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of voting Rightsviii	Number  of shares	Number of   voting Rightsix		% of voting Rights
			Directx	Directxi	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0009390070	11,945,802	20.99%		4,497,827	-	7.90%	-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
4,497,827	7.90%

           

 

 

 

 

 

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

The interest in 4,497,827 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:

 

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

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