Major Interests In Shares

1 Jul 2005 17:26

Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited01 July 2005 Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited HSBC Private Bank Building, Rue du Pre, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1LU 1 July, 2005 Regulatory News Service London Stock Exchange London EC2N 1HP Dear Sir, BEAR STEARNS PRIVATE EQUITY LIMITED MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES So far as is known to the Company, the following entities have major interestsin Shares upon the launch of the Company yesterday: BEAR STEARNS PRIVATE EQUITY LIMITED MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES So far as is known to the Company, the following entities have major interestsin Shares upon the launch of the Company yesterday: Zero Dividend Preference Shares No. of Shares % of ZDP Shares in issue Diversified Strategic Capital 9,629,155 29.0%HSBC Bank plc 4,950,000 14.9%NCL Investments Ltd 2,400,000 7.2%Framlington Absolute Growth Fund 2,000,000 6.0%Royal Bank of Canada (Guernsey) 2,000,000 6.0%Framlington Second Dual Trust 1,600,000 4.8%F&C Inv. Funds ICVC III Progressive Growth Fund 1,411,765 4.3%Aberdeen Progressive Growth Unit Trust 1,176,471 3.5%No. of ZDP Shares in issue 33,148,465 100.0% Equity Shares No. of Shares % of Equity Shares in issue Bear Stearns Asset Management Capital Investment Ltd 13,047,619 39.5%South Yorkshire Pension Authority 5,714,286 17.3%Migdal Insurance Company Limited 3,485,714 10.5%Diversified Strategic Capital 1,086,957 3.3%No. of Equity Shares in issue 33,069,460 100.0% END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange