RNS
Holdings in Company
21 April 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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AVS NO |
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
| 1. | Name of company EIRCOM GROUP PLC |
2. | Name of shareholder having a major interest
MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED MORGAN STANLEY UK GROUP MORGAN STANLEY GROUP (EUROPE) MORGAN STANLEY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MORGAN STANLEY INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED MORGAN STANLEY |
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| 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 MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED AND EACH OF THE OTHER COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 (BY VIRTUE OF THEIR BEING HOLDING COMPANIES OF MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED) WERE INTERESTED IN 64,965,426 ORDINARY SHARES IN EIRCOM GROUP PLC. THE INTEREST OF EACH OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IN 52,177,857 ORDINARY SHARES IS OF THE TYPE MENTIONED IN SECTION 208(5) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 AND ARISES PURSUANT TO THE GRANT OF AN OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION (OR "GREENSHOE") TO MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED IN AN UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT DATED 19 MARCH, 2004 ENTERED INTO BETWEEN , INTER ALIA, MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED, EIRCOM GROUP PLC AND THE SHAREHOLDERS IN EIRCOM GROUP PLC LISTED IN BOX 4. THE INTEREST OF EACH OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IN 10,211,000 ORDINARY SHARES IS ALSO OF THE TYPE MENTIONED IN SECTION 208(5) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 AND ARISES BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT SUCH COMPANIES HAVE TRANSFERRED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN AGGREGATE, A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES IN EIRCOM GROUP PLC TO THIRD PARTIES ON TERMS WHICH GIVE SUCH COMPANIES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF AN EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES. WITH EFFECT FROM 20 APRIL 2004, THE INTEREST OF EACH OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IN THE 52,177,857 ORDINARY SHARES REFERRED TO ABOVE HAS CEASED AND ACCORDINGLY AS AT 20 APRIL 2004 NONE OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IS INTERESTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 198(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 IN ORDINARY SHARES OF EIRCOM GROUP PLC |
4. | Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them PV INVESTMENT (CAYMAN) LIMITED - 23,935,897 ORDINARY SHARES PV III (O) INVESTMENT (CAYMAN) LIMITED - 125,880 ORDINARY SHARES PV III INVESTMENT (CAYMAN) LIMITED - 11,862,670 ORDINARY SHARES PV (O) INVESTMENT (CAYMAN) LIMITED - 77,202 ORDINARY SHARES KNIGHTSTOWN INVESTOR LIMITED - 7,267,648 ORDINARY SHARES EMOF L.L.C. - 7,267,648 ORDINARY SHARES THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. - 1,172,074 ORDINARY SHARES YOGHAL TRADING LIMITED - 468,838 ORDINARY SHARES IDENTITY UNKNOWN – 12,787,569 ORDINARY SHARES |
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| 5. | Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A |
6. | Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A |
7. | Number of shares/amount of stock disposed AT LEAST 52,177,857 ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.10 EACH |
8. | Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) AT LEAST 7.03% |
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| 9. | Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.10 EACH |
10. | Date of transaction 20 APRIL 2004 |
11. | Date company informed 20 APRIL 2004 |
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| 12. | Total holding following this notification WITH EFFECT FROM 20 APRIL 2004, THE INTEREST OF EACH OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IN THE 52,177,857 ORDINARY SHARES REFERRED TO IN BOX 3 HAS CEASED AND ACCORDINGLY AS AT 20 APRIL 2004 NONE OF THE COMPANIES LISTED IN BOX 2 ABOVE IS INTERESTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 198(1) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 IN ORDINARY SHARES OF EIRCOM GROUP PLC |
13. | Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) SEE BOX 12 |
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| 14. | Any additional information | 15. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries JOHN MASON 00353 1 671 4444 |
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| 16. | Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification JOHN MASON (COMPANY SECRETARY) |
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| Date of notification: 21 APRIL 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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