Forth Ports PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8422L
Forth Ports PLC
15 January 2008

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):
FORTH PORTS PLC.................

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate
bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
11TH JANUARY 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
15TH JANUARY 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
GB0003473104 Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)

3,651,764 8.01%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting
possible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rights
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 11 January 2008, The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no
longer has a notifiable interest in shares.................

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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