Holding(s) in Company

20 Sep 2005 07:00

Petroceltic International PLC20 September 2005 Petroceltic International plc ('Petroceltic' or the 'Company') Holding in Company The Company received a notification on 19 September 2005 from FMR Corp. andFidelity International Limited (together "Fidelity") stating that, following theacquisition of, in aggregate, 5,863,075 ordinary shares, Fidelity holds, inaggregate, 34,464,253 ordinary shares which represents 5.95 per cent*. of theCompany's issued ordinary share capital. These shares are held on behalf of a range of clients with the following nominee/registered names; State Street Bank and Trust Company, London 1,851,196 Bank of New York Brussels 1,306,187 Northern Trust London 1,220,000 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 925,200 Mellon Bank 630,600 HSBC Bank Plc 443,200 Clydesdale Bank Plc 310,300 Mellon Bank N.A. 12,421,734 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 8,864,590 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd, LUX 6,491,246 Total 34,464,253 * This percentage shareholding is based on a shares in issue figure of578,692,193 ordinary shares. Dublin: 20th September 2005: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange