LONDON, April 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company
COLT Telecom Group plc
2. Name of director
Robert Hawley
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 or in respect of an
non-beneficial interest
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
notified)
Trustees of Robert Hawley's 1999 Discretionary Settlement
5. Please state whether 6. Please state the nature of
notification relates to the transaction. For PEP
a person(s) connected transactions please indicate
with the director named whether general/single
in 2 above and identify co PEP and if
the connected person(s) discretionary/non
discretionary /non
discretionary
Purchase
7. Number of shares/amount of 8. Percentage of issued
stock acquired class (any treasury
shares held by company
5,000 should not be taken into
account when calculating
percentage)
Less than 0.0001%
9. Number of shares/amount of 10. Percentage of issued
stock disposed class (any treasury
shares held by company
should not be taken into
account when calculating
percentage)
11. Class of security 12. Price per share
Ordinary 82.25 pence
13. Date of transaction 14. Date company informed
27.04.2004 27.04.2004
15. Total holding 16. Total percentage
following this holding of issued
notification class following
this notification
63,654 (any treasury
shares held by
company should not
be taken into
account when
calculating
percentage)
Less than 0.0001%
If a director has been granted options by the company please
complete the following boxes.
17. Date of grant
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication
that price is to be fixed at time of exercise
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
23. Any additional information
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Adrian Goodenough 020 7947 1677
25. Name and signature of authorised
company official responsible for
making this notification
Adrian Goodenough
Date of notification -- 27.04.2004
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