Notification of major interests in shares
May 28 2009
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached :
Pace plc
2. Reason for the notification :
Other - Change in Issued Share Capital
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :
Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
| 5,609,107 | HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd |
| 121,816 | Chase Nominees Limited |
| 1,666,608 | Goldman Sachs Nominees Ltd |
| 1,654,385 | Gartmore Growth Opportunities |
| 266,000 | SGF Best Ideas Fund Europe |
| 130,072 | Bank of Bermuda Luxembourg |
| 5,423,672 | Nortrust Nominees Limited |
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) :
22 May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified :
28 May 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached :
Below 5%
8. Notified details :
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | |
| If possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting Rights |
| GB0006672785 ORD 0.05 | 24,788,595 | 24,788,595 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Number of Shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| 14,871,660 | 14,871,660 | 4.961% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/ converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 14,871,660 | 4.961% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
n/a
Proxy Voting :
10. Name of the proxy holder :
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold :
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights :
13. Additional information :
All shares are held indirectly
14. Contact name :
Anthony Dixon
15. Contact telephone number :
01274 537007

