Holding(s) in Company
July 10 2003 - 12:01PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4223N
British Biotech PLC
10 July 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
British Biotech plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Amvescap plc
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
Notification is in respect of an interest on behalf of discretionary managed
clients of Amvescap plc. By virtue of the Companies Act Section 203 Amvescap is
deemed to have the same interest in the shares
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,153,379
HSBC Nominees Ltd 2,646,363
Chase Nominees Ltd 372,389
Bank of New York Nominees Ltd 941,766
Northern Trust Nominees Ltd 178,870
CM Investment Nominees Ltd 1,718
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
562,053
6. Percentage of issued class
0.84 per cent
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
n/a
8. Percentage of issued class
n/a
9. Class of security
Ordinary 5p shares
10. Date of transaction
9 July, 2003
11. Date company informed
10 July, 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
14,294,485
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
21.41 per cent
14. Any additional information
Amvescap advises that this shareholding includes the following notifiable
holdings:
INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund, which holds 3,147,565 shares (4.71 per cent)
and INVESCO Perpetual UK Growth Fund, which holds 2,181,250 shares (3.26 per
cent), both of which are registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Ltd; and
St James' Place Net Income Distribution Fund, which holds 2,039,777 shares (3.05
per cent) registered in the name of HSBC Nominees Ltd.
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Tony Weir, Finance Director, + 44 1 865 781166
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Stephen Powers
Date of notification
10 July, 2003
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