Major Interests in Shares
January 08 2004 - 12:55PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0359U
ebookers PLC
08 January 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO. ___________
All relevant boxes should be completed in block letters.
1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
EBOOKERS PLC THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC
3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
that it is in respect of holding of the than one holder, the number of shares held by
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a each of them
non-beneficial interest or in case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18
GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED (WITH
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO ACTING AS CUSTODIAN):
26,414,136 SHARES
NOTIFICATION RELATES TO SHARES HELD BY
SHAREHOLDER IN 2 BY ATTRIBUTION ONLY
HELD AT - DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OF NEWYORK
(WITH GOLDMAN SACHS & CO ACTING AS CUSTODIAN FOR
624,932 ADRs): 1,249, 864 SHARES
GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED (WITH
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO HOLDING BENEFICIAL INTEREST):
10,000 SHARES
REGISTERED AT - 'CREST' IN ACCOUNT 'CREPTEMP'
(WITH GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
BENEFICIAL INTEREST): 630,158
5. Number of shares/ amount 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of issued
of stock acquired issued class amount of stock class: --
disposed: --
NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN
9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction: 11. Date company
informed: 08/01/2004
14P ORDINARY SHARES NOT KNOWN
12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class
following this notification
28,304,158 SHARES 43.59%
14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT ARISE FROM ANY LEIGH GRANT - 0207 489 2297
INCREASE IN THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF DINESH
DHAMIJA OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR
16. Name and signature of company official
responsible for making this notification
HELEN O'BYRNE, COMPANY SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Date of this notification: 08/01/2004
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