Regent Inns PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6005S
Regent Inns PLC
17 April 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:

REGENT INNS PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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.):

Goldman Sachs & Co.
Goldman Sachs International

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

14 APRIL 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 APRIL 2008

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

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

GB0007304156 7,054,697 6.22%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting
shares rights (xi) rights

if possible using
the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect

GB0007304156 7,903,163 109,000 6.97% 0.10%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

8,012,163 7.07%

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

The interest in 109,000 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 7,709,163 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:

shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

14. Contact name:

Sean Rogers / Alan Cox

15. Contact telephone number:

0207-552-9205 / 0207-774-8774

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