Holding(s) in Company

Volex Group PLC
06 March 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, lp



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



2 MARCH 2007



6.                Date on which issuer notified:



6 MARCH 2007



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



15%





8.                Notified details:



A:        Voting rights attached to shares


Class /type of       Situation Previous to  Resulting situation after the Trggering 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         5,201,426  9.18%                   3,564,001  5,207,177   6.29%    9.19%












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


                              8,771,178                                15.47%













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

The interest in 5,178,248 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 28,929 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.

The interest in 3,564,001 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.



Proxy Voting:



10.             Name of the proxy holder:



not applicable



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



not applicble



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



not applicble



13.             Additional information



not applicble



14.             Contact name:



wendy tate

company secretary



15.             Contact telephone number:



01925 830101

END



6 March 2007










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