For Immediate Release 2 June 2008
Essentially Group Limited
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:
2. Reason for the notification:
Required Notification that holding is more than 5%
1. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Close Investments Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached:
21 May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:#
22 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|shares |previous to the| |
|if possible using|Triggering | |
|the ISIN CODE |transaction | |
| |---------------+-----------------------------------------------------|
| |Number |Number |Number of |Number of voting rights|% of voting rights|
| |of |of |shares | | |
| |Shares |Voting |----------+-----------------------+------------------|
| | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |
|-----------------+-------+-------+----------+------------+----------+--------+---------|
| |N/A |N/A |10,933,000|10,933,000 | |8.23% | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that % of
financial date Conversion may be acquired if the voting
instrument Period/Date instrument is exercised/ rights
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
10,933,000 8.23%
8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held,
if applicable
Close Investments Ltd
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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
Percentage based on shares in issue figure of 132,731,101 as at 22nd
May 2008. This is the required notification that the holding is more
than 5% of the shares in issue.
14. Contact name:
Iain Jenkins
15. Contact telephone number:
02074264013
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