SAR 3 - Mountview Estates

3 May 2005 14:51

Mountview Estates PLC03 May 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure3 May 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNINGSUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition8 April 2005 Acquisition in (name of company)Mountview Estates PLC 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)ordinary shares Number of shares/rights over shares acquired 90,428 Shares If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rightsN/A 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue)607,823 (15.59%) Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue)N/A Total percentageN/A 3. Party making disclosureBrewin Dolphin Securities Limited 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over sharesMrs Margaret Murphy and, if different, beneficial ownerN/A (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)N/A Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above (Also print name of signatory)F.K. MALCOLM Telephone and extension number0131 529 0311 (DIRECT) Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting byagreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of oracquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregateholdings to disclose certain disposals. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange