LONDON, Aug. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company
COLT TELECOM GROUP PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity International Limited
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
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them
Fidelity International Limited
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 500,000
6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
0.03%
7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
9. Class of security
ORDINARY
10. Date of transaction
9TH AUGUST 2004
11. Date company informed
10TH AUGUST 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
90,807,457
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be
taken into account when calculating percentage)
6.01%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
ADRIAN GOODENOUGH
020 7947 1677
16. Name and signature of authorised company official
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION
ADRIAN GOODENOUGH
Date of notification 11th August 2004
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