Holding(s) in Company-Replace

26 Aug 2005 11:46

Minster Pharmaceuticals PLC26 August 2005 The following replaces the previous announcement released on 25 August 2005 at13:50 under RNS number 4954Q. The change is under section 8, amending 1.60% to read 0.16%. NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Minster Pharmaceuticals plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 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 2 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A 6) Percentage of issued class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 2,500,000 8) Percentage of issued class 0.16% 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.1p 10) Date of transaction 22 August 2005 11) Date company informed 24 August 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 44,756,684 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.86% 14) Any additional information This announcement is being made to correct the previous announcement, 4954Q,published on 25 August 2005 at 13:50. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries David Taylor 020 7935 0027 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Jeremy Gorman, Company Secretary Date of notification 26 August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange