LONDON, Dec. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- COLT Telecom Group's (Nasdaq:COLT) (LSE:CTM) notification of interests in shares under Section 198 of the Company's Act 1985.
1. Name of Company
COLT Telecom Group plc
2. Name of Shareholder having a major interest
Notification is in respect of indirect interests
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if
it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
age of 18
Notification is in respect of a non-beneficial interest held by
AMVESCAP Plc. either directly or through its subsidiary companies
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
INVESCO Perpetual UK Growth Fund, registered in the name of
Vidacos Nominees Limited
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
135,135
6. Percentage of issued class
Less than 1%
7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8. Percentage of issued Class
N/A
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 2.5p
10. Date of Transaction
16th December 2002
11. Date Company informed
18th December 2002
12. Total holding following this notification
45,325,135
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
3.0%
14. Any additional information
The holding, the subject of this notification of interest, is
included in AMVESCAP's aggregate holding of 190,352,579 shares
(12.62%) of the total issued class. None of these shares is
beneficially owned by AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP
have a large number of portfolio management clients for whom they
act as investment manager and investment advisor and by virtue of
Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is deemed to have
the same interest in the shares.
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
John Doherty: 0207 390 3681
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Mark A. Jenkins, Company Secretary
Date of Notification: 18th December 2002
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