Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 6536A
  Equity Special Situations Limited
  05 August 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

 1. Identity of the issuer or the            Equity Special Situations Limited    
 underlying issuer of existing                                        GB00B02GPB12
 shares to which voting rights are
 attached:
 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):       
 3. Full name of person(s) subject                  Allianz SE   
 to the notification obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                              Allianz Insurance plc
 (if different from 3.):
 5. Date of the transaction (and                   1st August 2008
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer notified:               4th August 2008    
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                            3%   
 crossed or reached:
 8. Notified details:





 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using     transaction 
 the ISIN CODE
                        No. of  Shares                              Number   Number of shares     Number of voting rights ix                
               % of voting rights
                                                                    of
                                                                    Voting
                                                                    Rights
                                                                    viii
                                              Direct                    Direct  x                 Indirect xi   Direct                      
               Indirect
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