Holding(s) in Company

11 Aug 2008 08:51

Work Group plc ("the Company")

Holding in Company

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

Work Group Plc ISIN: GB00BOVP077

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):

[  ] Initial notification of shareholding

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Octopus Investments Limited

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

Fund Managing Co	Number of Shares held	Issued Share Capital	Percentage of Issued Shared Capital	UK Registered Owner	Beneficial Owner
Octopus Investments Limited	1,171,240		4.09%	Capita Trust Company Limited	Close Brothers AIM VCT
Octopus Investments Limited	879,450		3.07%	Capita Trust Company Limited	Close Brothers IHT AIM VCT
	2,050,690	28,622,000	7.16%

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

01 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 August 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
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights
Ordinary Shares GB00BOVP077	-	-

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
2,050,690	2,050,690		7.16%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise / conversion period / date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted	% of voting rights

Total (A+B):

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,050,690	7.16%

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

n/a

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:

Stephen Henderson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7776 8664

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