Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6061O
Vertu Motors PLC
10 March 2009
 




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: (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (  )


Other (please specify) :   )


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):


05 March 2009


6. Date on which issuer notified:


   09 March 2009


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 (vi)



Number of shares

Number of voting Rights (viii)

ORDINARY SHARES 

GB00B1GK4645

7,682,686

8.35%



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights (ix)

% of voting rights



Direct

Direct (x)

Indirect (xi)

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES 

GB00B1GK4645


7,132,686


7.75%



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



N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

7,132,686

7.75%


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

The interest in 7,132,686 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:


shareholderdisclosure@gs.com


14. Contact name:


Shannon Sutherland


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7774 6249



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