Telecom Plus Regulatory News (TEP)

9 Mar 2006 18:27

Npower Limited09 March 2006 FORM SAR 3 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer Npower Limited Beneficial owner, if different from above Names of any other persons acting by agreementor understanding (see SAR 5) Company dealt in Telecom Plus plc Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary shares Date of acquisition 8 March 2006 Number of shares acquired Number of rights over shares acquired # 3,919,170 Nature of rights over shares Option to acquire shares, conditional upon completion of related acquisition- see Telecom Plus Plc RNS announcements dated 16 February 2006, 7 March 2006 and 8 March 2006 (and 9 March 2006) Total holding of voting shares (and percentageof total voting shares in issue) Total holding of rights over shares (and 16,875,211percentage of total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of 16,875,211voting shares and rights over shares 24.7% Date of disclosure 9 March 2006 Contact name Richard Cobb, Bond Pearce (solicitors to Npower Limited) Telephone number 01392 415230 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of theSARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and theirNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange