RNS Number:5105P
Local Radio Company PLC (The)
06 March 2008
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing The Local Radio Company plc
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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman Sachs International
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 3 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting
rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct
Indirect
GB00B0108C60 9,155,177 12.72% 0 7,255,177 0 10.08%
0.00%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of
voting
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if
rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
7,255,177 10.08%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
The interest in 7,255,177 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 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
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