LONDON, Aug. 17, 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
Colt Inc..
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
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
200,000 OPEN MARKET PURCHASE AND 387,577 TRANSFER FROM THE COLT INC. 2001 ANNUITY TRUST
6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
0.039%
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
16TH AUGUST 2004
11. Date Company Informed
17TH AUGUST 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
76,128,556
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)
5.039%
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 17th August 2004
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END