Disclosure of Shares

22 Mar 2005 10:16

Tissue Science Laboratories PLC22 March 2005 Tissue Science Laboratories PLC22 March 2005 DISCLOSURE OF NON MATERIAL INTEREST IN SHARES COMPANIES ACT 1985 (THE "ACT") SECTION 198 At the close of business yesterday, Tissue Science Laboratories PLC (the "Company") received notification, pursuant to Part VI of the Act, from Hermes Administration Services Limited ("Hermes") that, as at 18 March 2005, the non-material interests of: The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme; Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML"); Hermes Pensions Management Limited ("HPML"); Royal Mail Pensions Trustees Limited; and Possfund Custodian Trustee Ltd had, in aggregate, increased to 3,156,822 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company, and that such non-material interests represented, in aggregate, 12.912% of the issued share capital of the Company.Hermes has advised that the registered holders and the number of shares held by each of them are as follows: SharesBriTel Fund Nominees Ltd 1,879,389 ordinary sharesPossfund Nominees Ltd 1,277,433 ordinary shares Total 3,156,822 ordinary shares The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme is the controller of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the owner of HIML, a HPML subsidiary. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange