-3x Short China Regulatory News (SCHE)

6 Sep 2006 15:05

Southern Cross Healthcare Grp PLC06 September 2006 Letter to: Southern Cross Healthcare Group PlcDated: 6 September 2006 SOUTHERN CROSS HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed under section 198 Companies Act 1985 (The "Act"). We hereby notify you that on 4 September 2006, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited("MSSL") acquired an interest in the shares that resulted in our holding a totalof 12,723,887 shares, being approximately 6.77% of the issued share capital of the Company. We have transferred from time to time 10,371,682 shares to a third party on terms which give us the right to require the return of an equivalent number of shares. Accordingly, our interest in 10,371,682 shares is pursuant to Section208(5) of the Act. MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companieswhich are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms ofsection 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in anyshares in which MSSL is interested. From: Morgan Stanley Securities Limited This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange