Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:9890G
Cardpoint PLC
02 November 2007



TR-1: Notifications 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 notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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 to              The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   notification obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :  Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
                                                     Goldman Sachs International

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the           31 OCTOBER 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                       02 NOVEMBER 2007


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  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


GB0031587578              12,391,993                  11.08%
 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares     Number of       Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use           Shares                                                    
ISIN CODE                 Direct         Direct         Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB0031587578                            11,405,837      86,156          10.19%      0.08%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

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

   11,491,993                      10.27%
 

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


The interest in 86,156 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 11,405,837 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.
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of 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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