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 H. Frans van den Hoven
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 H. Frans van den Hoven
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
24,704 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
107,117 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
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