RNS Number : 6463A
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC
05 August 2008
TR 1 Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the Issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM
GROUP PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no):An acquisition or disposal of
voting rights: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):We are no longer including in our aggregate notifiable
holding the position held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly
owned direct subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, acting as
custodian for its customers, because of the application of the
custodian exemption in DTR 5.1.3R(2) to those positions. The
trading book exemption in DTR 5.1.3 (4) has also been applied.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):Goldman, Sachs
& Co.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold crossed or
reached if different):31 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:04 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:Below 3%
8. Notified Details:
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN code):ORDINARY SHARES
OF 0.02p EACH (GB00B1ZBKY84)
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number 43,053,578
of shares:
Number 8.67%
of voting rights:
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of
shares
Direct:Indirect:
Number of
voting rights
Direct:Indirect:
Percentage of
voting rights
8B. Financial Instruments:
Resulting situation after triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/conversion period/date
No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights
TOTAL A + B:
Number of voting
rights
Percentage of voting Below 3%
rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and / or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:We hereby notify you that as at close of business on
31 July 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of85 Broad Street,
New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in
shares.
Proxy Voting
10. Name of 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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