Gb Group Regulatory News (GBG)

1 Dec 2008 07:05



GB GROUP PLC

("GB Group" or the "Company")

NOTICE OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES OF GB GROUP PLC

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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 notification obligation:

……William Christopher Currie……..

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

……………..

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

……28/11/2008………..

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

……9%………..

  

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
GB0006870611	7,790,000	7,790,000

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	5,790,000	5,790,000		6.9%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the 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)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
5,790,000	6.9%

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

……………..

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

John Constantin, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

 01244 657 333

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