Marylebone Warwick - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1725R
Marylebone Warwick Balfour Grp PLC
31 March 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):

Marylebone Warwick Balfour 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: ( no )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( no )

Other (please specify) (yes) Exemption DTR 5.1.5 (1)

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 & Co., Goldman Sachs International

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

26 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 March 2008

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

4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB0000427459 3,139,026 3.90%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

GB0000427459 84,256 3,137,978 0.10% 3.90%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting % of voting
rights rights

3,222,234 4.00%

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

The interest in 3,137,978 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 84,256 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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Andrew Blurton

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7706 2929

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