BPI.L Regulatory News (BPI)

30 Mar 2006 16:37

British Polythene Industries PLC30 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FMR CORP 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 Non-beneficial 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 275,000 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1.04% 9) Class of security ORDINARY 25p 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 30/03/2006 12) Total holding following this notification 1,000,000 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.8% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R.B. BROOKSBANK 01475 501000 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification IAIN C. WALLACE Date of Notification ................... 30th March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange