LONDON, Dec. 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company 2. Name of director COLT Telecom Group plc Robert Hawley 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 Robert Hawley 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 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest 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 connected person(s) 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 shares stock shares held by acquired held by company company should not 19,888 should not be taken be taken into into account account when when calculating calculating percentage) percentage) Less than 0.01% 11. Class 12. Price 13. Date of 14. Date of per share transaction company security informed Ordinary 44.8036 10.12.2004 13.12.2004 pence 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 83,542 account when calculating percentage) 0.01 % 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 Open market purchase Adrian Goodenough as part of non-executive 020 7947 1677 fees 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Adrian Goodenough Date of notification - 14.12.2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange