Sepura PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1068S
Sepura PLC
10 April 2008

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing SEPURA PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification

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 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Goldman Sachs International

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 04 APRIL 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 APRIL 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares ix
CODE Rights
viii Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect

GB00B1ZBLD47 21,661,307 15.89% 467,388 21,411,822 0.343% 15.703%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

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

21,879,210 16.05%

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

The interest in 21,411,822 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 467,388 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: N/A

15. Contact telephone number: N/A

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