Regulatory News Announcement

RNS Number : 4206Z  
  
Potential Finance Group PLC  
  
18 July 2008  
  
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES  
  
1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached (ii):  
  
Potential Finance Group plc   
  
2.  Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )  
  
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)  
  
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):  
  
Peter Gyllenhammar   
  
4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):  
  
Bronsstssdet AB  
  
Union Discount Company of London Ltd  
  
5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
reached if different) (v):  
  
2008-07-15  
  
6.  Date on which issuer notified:  
  
2008-07-18  
  
7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  
  
3%  
  
  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 (vi)        
                                                         Number of shares             Number of voting Rights (viii)  
  GB0009205286                                           300,000                      300,000                         
  
  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)  
  
 
  Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE   Number of shares   Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights     
                                                         Direct             Direct (x)       Indirect (xi)    Direct      Indirect   
  GB0009205286                                           350,000            350,000                           3.4%                   
  
  
B:  Financial Instruments  
  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)  
  
 
  Type of financial instrument   Expiration Date (xiii)   Exercise/ConversionPeriod/ Date (xiv)   Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the   % of voting rights  
                                                                                                  instrument is exercised/ converted.                                       
                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  
Total (A+B)  
  
 
  Number of voting rights   % of voting rights  
  350,000                   3.4%                
  
  
9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):  
  
Peter Gyllenhammar is the 100% owner of the following companies owning the 
shares in Potential Finance Group plc:  
  
Bronsstssdet AB: 50,000  
  
Union Discount Company of London plc: 300,000  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:  
  
N/A  
  
14.     Contact name:  
  
Peter Gyllenhammar  
  
15.  Contact telephone number:  
  
0046 708 185 244  
  
 
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