Earthport Regulatory News (EPO)

17 May 2005 11:51

Earthport PLC17 May 2005 For immediate release Stock Exchange Announcement 17th May 2005 earthport PLC ("earthport" or "the Company") Shareholding in Company The Board of earthport was notified on 12th May 2005 that Man Financial Limitedare the beneficial owners of 21,100,000 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each in theCompany representing less than 4% of the Company's issued share capital, havingreduced their holding from 43,740,000 shares. This sale substantially unwindsthe position in earthport shares which had been built up by Man FinancialLimited over the period commencing 28th May 2004. End Enquiries: Rob Cunningham - CEO earthport PLC +44 (0) 20 7907 1100David Nabarro/Nigel Atkinson - Nabarro Wells +44 (0) 20 7710 7400James Melville-Ross/Juliet Clarke - Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange