Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 9163F
  Worthington Group PLC
  15 October 2008
   

    TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

    *     Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):  

    Worthington Group Plc

    2. Reason for the 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 notification obligation (iii): 

    Richard A J Hoy  
    *****..

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

    As above

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

    13/10/2008

    6. Date on which issuer notified: 

    14/10/2008

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

      6.4%

    
8. Notified details:
    *****..

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if              Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
 possible using the ISIN CODE
 Worthinton Group plc  (ISIN     Number of shares                  Number of voting Rights (viii)
 GB00B01YQ79)                                                                                6.4%
                                 760,000



    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 Class/type of shares if         Number of shares   Number of voting rights (ix)  % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN CODE
 Worthinton Group plc  (ISIN     Direct                Direct (x)  Indirect (xi)  Direct   Indirect
 GB00B01YQ79)
                                                                 

                                         0                0              0           0         0

    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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



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

   0                        0%

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

    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: This is notification of disclosable holding as at 13 October 2008

    14. Contact name: David Shalom 

    15. Contact telephone number: 07912 777470


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