FPT Forth Ports

RNS Number:4140K
Forth Ports PLC
20 December 2007


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):
FORTH PORTS PLC.................

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

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: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )
.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
18TH DECEMBER 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
20TH DECEMBER 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
GB0003473104             Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)

                         3,433,828           7.53%


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN      shares    rights (ix)           rights
CODE
                             Direct    Direct (x)  Indirect  Direct   Indirect
                                                   (xi)
                                       2,958,839   692,925    6.49%      1.52%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

3,651,764                                    8.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
The interest in 2,958,839 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 692,925 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management International, a wholly 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
("GSSN").................

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:
Sean Rogers / Alan Cox.................

15. Contact telephone number:
0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774.................



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