SAR 3 - Portmeirion Group

26 Oct 2005 14:41

Fortress Finance Investment Inc.26 October 2005 FORM SAR 3 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer FORTRESS FINANCE INVESTMENT INC Beneficial owner, if different from above Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) Company dealt in PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY Date of acquisition 26.10.2005 Number of shares acquired 75'000 Number of rights over shares acquired # Nature of rights over shares Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of 2'471'513 / 23.72%total voting shares in issue) Total holding of rights over shares (and percentage of total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of voting shares and rights over shares Date of disclosure 26.10.2005 Contact name CHRISTA BLICKENSTORFER Telephone number 0041 58 206 76 02 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of the SARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange