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2003年10月8日 - 8:32PM
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BTG PLC
8 October 2003
BTG PLC
NOTIFICATION CONCERNING RE-ALIGNMENT OF INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. BTG plc (LSE: BGC) received notification on 7 October 2003, in accordance
with Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, from AMVESCAP PLC, of the
event referred to in paragraph 3. below.
2. Their notice is given in fulfilment of, and for the express purpose of
discharging the obligations imposed on them and on certain investment
companies with variable capital ("ICVCs") by the said Section and arising
out of the transaction referred to in paragraph 3 below.
3. Following the recent conversion of unit trusts to ICVCs they ceased to be
interested, within the meaning of Section 203 and 208 of the Act, in
18,315,285 Ordinary Shares of BTG plc.
4. Immediately following the transaction referred to in paragraph 3 above,
they no longer had a notifiable interest (within the meaning of Section
199(2) of the Act), in the Ordinary Shares of BTG plc.
5. Immediately following the transaction referred to in paragraph 3 above, the
ICVC named below had a notifiable interest (within the meaning of Section
199(2) of the Act) in the number of Ordinary Shares set out opposite their
name, the registered holders of such shares being as also indicated below:-
ICVC Registered Holder Number of Shares %
INVESCO UK ICVC Series Vidacos Nominees Limited 14,152,811 13.44
6. AMVESCAP further advise that following the transaction disclosed in
paragraph 3 above INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund, INVESCO Perpetual UK
Growth Fund and INVESCO Perpetual International Equity no longer have a
notifiable interest in BTG plc.
7. None of these shares is beneficially owned by AMVESCAP. Subsidiary
companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio management clients
for whom they act as investment manager and investment advisor and by
virtual of Section 203 of the Act 1985 AMVESCAP is deemed to have the same
interests in the shares.
8. The notification is given by AMVESCAP for itself and as agent for the ICVCs
named above.
Contact for Queries: Shirley Crane
Telephone: 020 7575 1555
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