Holding(s) in Company

31 Jul 2006 14:38

PayPoint PLC31 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company PAYPOINT PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest AMVESCAP PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 AS PER 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them CHASE NOMINEES LTD 319,749BANK OF IRELAND (DUBLIN) NOMINEES 114,054HSBC NOMINEES 73,600VIDACOS 13,238,602MELLON BANK (PITTESBURGH) NOMINEES 110,000STATE STREET LONDON 1,000,000NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY (LONDON) 206,399 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 495,000 6. Percentage of issued class 0.73% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10. Date of transaction 28/07/2006 11. Date company informed 31/07/2006 12. Total holding following this notification 15,062,404 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 22.26% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries SUSAN COURT 01707 600316 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification SUSAN COURT Date of notification 31/07/2006 - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange