Bank Irel13.375 Regulatory News (BOI)

7 Feb 2005 14:47

Biotrace International PLC07 February 2005 BIOTRACE INTERNATIONAL PLC ("the Company") HOLDINGS IN COMPANY On 4 February 2005,the Company received three separate notifications of interestas follows: The Company was informed by Legal & General Investment Management that Legal &General Group plc and its subsidiaries has a material interest in 1,170,434ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), representing3.01 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. The Company was informed by Hermes Administration Services Limited that as at 3February 2005, BriTel Fund Trustees limited (The Trustees of BT Pension Scheme)no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued ordinary share capital of theCompany. The Company was informed by Lloyds TSB Group Plc that Lloyds TSB Group Plc andits subsidiaries ("Lloyds TSB") no longer has a notifiable interest in theissued ordinary share capital of the Company. Lloyds TSB's aggregate holding inOrdinary Shares is now as follows: Shareholder Number of shares PercentageScottish Widows Investment Partnership 927,900 2.387Lloyds TSB Private Banking 4,212 0.011Lloyds TSB's total interest in the Company 932,112 2.398 7 February 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange