NEWS

26/11/2009

Holding(s) in Company

RENOVO GROUP PLC

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: RENOVO GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Goldman Sachs International
Goldman Sachs Bank AG
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 23 NOVEMBER 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 NOVEMBER 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Number of
Shares Voting Rights
Direct Indirect % Direct Indirect %

GB00B081NX89 20,716,506 10.90% 18,317,864 9.64%


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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights


Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
18,317,864 9.64%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The interest in 18,026,564 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.
The interest in 291,300 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 be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.

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:
shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

14. Contact name: Shannon Sutherland
15. Contact telephone number: 020-7774-6249