notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the | ECOSECURITIES GROUP PLC |
| underlying issuer of existing shares | |
| to which voting rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the | |
| appropriate box or boxes) | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | |
| which may result in the acquisition of shares already | |
| issued to which voting rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify): Exemption Trading Book DTR | x |
| 5.1.3 (4) | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | The Goldman Sachs Group, |
| the notification obligation: | Inc. |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | |
| different from 3.): | Goldman Sachs |
| | International |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date | 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 |
| on which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Below 3% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: | | |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/type of shares |Situation previous|Resulting situation after the triggering |
| if possible using |to the Triggering |transaction |
|the ISIN CODE |transaction | |
| |------------------+--------------------------------------------|
| |Number of |Number |Number|Number of voting |% of voting rights|
| |Shares |of |of |rights ix | |
| | |Voting |shares| | |
| | |Rights |------+------------------+------------------|
| | |viii |Direct|Direct x|Indirect| Direct |Indirect |
| | | | | | xi | | |
|---------------------+----------+-------+------+---------+--------+--------+---------|
| IE00B0PR8X46 |6,208,792 | 5.25% | | | | | |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of |
| financial | date xiii | Conversion | voting rights | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | that may be | rights |
| | | xiv | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
|------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+--------|
| | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| | Below 3% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting |
| rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if |
| applicable xv: |
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| We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 22 September |
| 2009, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New |
| York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in |
| shares. |
| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A |
| rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | General email contact: |
| | shareholderdisclosures@gs.com |
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| 14. Contact name: | Jodie Forbes |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020- 7552-5256 |
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