LONDON, Oct. 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- SCHEDULE 11 -- NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of director COLT Telecom Group plc Vincenzo Damiani 3. Please state 4. Name of the registered holder(s) whether and, if more than one holder, the notification number of shares held by each of indicates that it them (if notified) is in respect of holding of the Shares - Gabriella Carabelli shareholder named in 2 above or in Bonds - Azienda agricloa la respect of a Fiorita di Carabelli Gabriella 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 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest Spouse 5. Please state 6. Please state the nature of the whether transaction. For PEP transactions notification please indicate whether relates to a general/single person(s) connected co PEP and if discretionary/non with the director discretionary /non discretionary named in 2 above and identify the Purchase of shares connected person(s) Purchase and sale of bonds Gabriella Carabelli 7. Number 8. Percentage 9. Number of 10. Percentage of of issued shares/amount of of issued shares/ class stock disposed class (any amount (any treasury of treasury Bonds - 145,000 shares stock shares held by acquired held by company company should not Shares- should not be taken 100,000 be taken into into account account Bonds - when when 145,000 calculating calculating percentage) percentage) Shares - Bonds - 0.010% 0.055% Bonds - 0.055% 11. Class 12. Price 13. Date of 14. Date of per share transaction company security informed Shares - Shares - Shares - 27.09.2004 ordinary 39.5 pence 30.07.2004 Bonds - Bonds Bonds 1999 (purchase)- (purchase)- euro320m 67.2678 11.04.2003 7.625% pence Bonds High Bonds (sale) - Yield (sale) - 10.09.2004 Senior 94.7 pence Notes 15. Total holding 16. Total percentage holding of issued following this class following this notification notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into Shares - 142,162 account when calculating Bonds - Nil percentage) Shares - 0.01% Bonds - Nil If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid 20. Description of shares or (if any) for grant debentures involved: class, of the option number 21. Exercise price (if 22. Total number of shares or fixed at time of debentures over which options grant) or held following this notification indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 23. Any additional 24. Name of contact and telephone information number for queries Adrian Goodenough 020 7947 1677 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Adrian Goodenough Date of notification - 01.10.2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange