Walker Greenbank PLC
24 January 2007
For immediate release 24 January 2007
WALKER GREENBANK PLC
('Walker Greenbank' or 'the Company')
Notification of Substantial Shareholding
Walker Greenbank plc (AIM: WGB), the wallpaper, textiles and furnishings
business whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin and Zoffany,
announces that on 23 January 2007 it was notified by AXA Investment Managers UK
Ltd that AXA SA is interested in 2,770,010 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company.
Of these 2,770,010 ordinary shares, 2,000,010 (3.39%) are a beneficial interest
held by AXA Framlington (2,000,000 ordinary shares) and Sun Life Pensions
Management Ltd (10 ordinary shares) and 770,000 are a non-beneficial interest
held by AXA France.
As a result, AXA SA has a beneficial interest in 3.39% of the Company's ordinary
issued share capital, compared with 0% prior to this announcement.
ENDS
For further information:
Walker Greenbank plc 01908 658089
John Sach, Chief Executive
Julian Wilson, Company Secretary
Teather & Greenwood 020 7426 9000
Mark Dickenson
Robert Naylor
Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000
Mark Court/Suzanne Brocks
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