MGP.L Regulatory News (MGP)

6 Apr 2005 15:17

Mercury Group PLC06 April 2005 Mercury Group PLC (the Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS Following admission to AIM today of 106,909,800 shares as initial considerationfor the acquisition of Telco Solutions, the beneficial interests of certainDirectors have increased as follows: Shares issued Resulting Holding as % of as Holding current issued consideration share capital for Telco SolutionsDavid Williams 48,643,959 114,984,139 6.30Alex Moss 5,345,490 10,345,490 0.57 All of the newly acquired shares were acquired at an effective price of 0.5peach. The interests of the Directors in the acquisition of Telco Solutions and detailsof the related acquisition agreement (including details of prospective levels ofdeferred consideration) were fully set out in the Company's Prospectus dated 3December 2004. Further to the announcement of 1st March 2005 relating to the acquisition ofSmith Melzack Pepper Angliss , the holding of Ronald Franks, who was appointedto the Board of Mercury Group, is 7,112,000 shares representing 0.39% of thecurrent issued share capital. Enquiries David J WilliamsChairmanTel: 0207 422 6585 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange