Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc

31 January 2008

Holding(s) in Company

 

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 (ii):

 

Blavod Extreme Spirits Plc

 

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                        YES

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:        NO

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:             NO

 

Other (please specify):                                                   NO

 

 

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.) (iv):

 

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

 

28 January 2008

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

30 January 2008

 

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

 

7.00%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible using the ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction vi		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction vii
			Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% voting rights
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights viii	Direct	Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0030164023	6,044,475	6.89%	-	6,218,375	-	7.09	-

 

 

 

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if this instrument is exercised/converted	% voting rights
-	-	-	-	-

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
6,218,375	7.09%

 

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

 

The interest in 6,218,375 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:

 

shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

 

14. Contact name:

 

Sean Rogers / Alan Cox

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774

 

ENDS

 

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