Alpha Group International Regulatory News (ALPH)

8 Aug 2006 14:25

Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited08 August 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd 3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than that it is in respect of holding of the one holder, the number of shares held by each of shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of them 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 Not disclosed On behalf of discretionary clients 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/amount 8. Percentage of issued amount of stock class of stock disposed class acquired - - - - 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 07 AUGUST 2006 Ordinary NPV - 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.29% 14,394,775 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd is a wholly owned Robert Brown subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc, a member of the HSBC Group, however the above interests 01481 747855 relates only to HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd and not to any other member of the Group. 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification ROBERT BROWN Date of notification 7 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange