Mpac Group Plc Regulatory News (MPAC)

5 Jan 2005 12:15

Schroders PLC05 January 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 05 January 2005............................................................... DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 04 January 2005............................................................... Molins PLC................................. 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary 25p............................................................... Number of shares/rights over shares acquired 100,000...Shares........................Rights If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights ............................................................... 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 5,641,757.......... ....28.089% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) .......... ..........% Total percentage 28.089% 3. Party making disclosure Schroders plc............................................. 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares Schroders plc....................................... and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) ............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) Alison Dunn...................................................... Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2959............................................................... Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by personsacting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holdingof or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who mustaggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares andrights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held andin issue outside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange