Major Interest in Shares

    RNS Number : 2225Y
  Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities
  03 July 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

 1. Identity of the issuer or        GOLDMAN SACHS DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES LTD.
 the underlying issuer of
 existing 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): Exemption Trading Book DTR                X
 5.1.3 (4) 
 3. Full name of person(s)                The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 subject to the notification
 obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 (if different from 3.):                   Goldman Sachs International 
                                              Goldman Sachs Bank AG
 5. Date of the transaction                        24 JUNE 2008
 (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or
 reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer                           02 JULY 2008
 notified:
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                           25%
 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
                        Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting rights  % of voting
                                              Rights viii                              ix                       rights
                                                                    Direct             Direct  x  Indirect xi   Direct  Indirect
     GB00B173P701                 20,136,152         7.58%              23,055,219                  23,055,219           5.83%
     GB00B1736115                 13,462,276         5.07%              18,126,403                                       4.58%
     GB00B173NZ45                 19,327,731         7.28%              20,206,324                18,126,403             5.11%
     GG00B2QYX663                                                       26,026,000                  20,206,324           6.58%
     GG00B2QYXB13                                                       5,090,000                                        1.29%
     GG00B2QYX770                                                       24,511,000                  26,026,000           6.20%

                                                                                                    5,090,000 
                                                                                                    24,511,000

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


 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
       117,014,946              29.59%




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
 The interest in 36,906,493 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 10,713,477 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman,
 Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as
 discretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name
 of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
 The interest in 48,314,189 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman
 Sachs International, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as
 discretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name
 of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
 The interest in 21,080,787 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman
 Sachs Bank AG, a ultimately owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as
 discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will


 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:    General email contact:
                                [e-mail]
 14. Contact name:              Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
 15. Contact telephone number:  0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774


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