Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5515P
Premier Direct Group PLC
06 March 2008


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):

PREMIER DIRECT GROUP PLC


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


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


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) : Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4) & As per DTR
5.1.2 R (2)

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):

29 FEBRUARY 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 MARCH 2008


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

Below 3%


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB00B0S2Q322                               1,500,000                      7.24%


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
using the ISIN CODE              shares     rights (ix)          rights

                                 Direct     Direct   Indirect    Direct Indirect
                                            (x)      (xi)

                                            N/A



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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



                       N/A


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

                                             Below 3%


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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 29 February 2008, The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA,
no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.


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:

Christine Stobbs


15. Contact telephone number:

0191 497 4100




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