Holding(s) in Company

14 Feb 2005 11:08

Oystertec PLC14 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Oystertec plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Fidelity International Limited (FIL) Mr Edward C Johnson 3d 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18. As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 982,127 Brown Bros. Harriman Ltd. Lux. 16,823,430 State Street Bank and Trust Co, London 1,290,933 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 5,950,772 Mellon Bank N.A. 7,009,687 Bank of New York, Brussels 532,600 Citibank, London 1,947,400 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 2,730,543 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 14 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification * 34,536,949 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.61% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Matthew Rockett, +44 (01625) 430351 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. Adrian Binney, Finance Director Date of notification: 14 February 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange