Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3075R
Foseco PLC
01 April 2008


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:

FOSECO PLC

2. Reason for the notification:

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:

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

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC

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

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET
MANAGEMENT, L.P.

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

27 MARCH 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 APRIL 2008

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

11%

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

25P ORDINARY           18,585,001              11.16%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of       Number of       Number of voting         % of voting
shares              shares          rights                   rights
                    Direct          Direct       Indirect    Direct   Indirect

25P ORDINARY                        16,333,833   1,817,559   9.81%    1.09%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

N/A          N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               % of voting rights

18,151,392                            10.90%

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

THE INTEREST IN 2,988 SHARES AROSE FROM AN INTEREST HELD BY GOLDMAN, SACHS &
CO., A WHOLLY-OWNED DIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC, ACTING AS CUSTODIAN FOR ITS
CUSTOMERS. THESE SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE, REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF GOLDMAN SACHS
SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED.

THE INTEREST IN 16,333,833 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.

THE INTEREST IN 21,191 SHARES AROSE FROM THE INTEREST HELD BY GOLDMAN SACHS
ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC ACTING AS
DISCRETIONARY MANAGER. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THESE SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE,
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED ("GSSN").

THE INTEREST IN 1,793,380 SHARES AROSE FROM THE INTEREST HELD BY GOLDMAN SACHS
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GS INC ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY
MANAGER. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THESE SHARES ARE, OR WILL BE, REGISTERED IN THE
NAME OF GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED ("GSSN").

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

S M ROBERTS

15. Contact telephone number:

01827 262021





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