LONDON, May 4, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. Name of company 2. Name of director
COLT TELECOM GROUP Antony Bates
PLC
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3. Please state 4. Name of the registered holder(s)
whether and, if more than one holder, the
notification number of shares held by each of
indicates that it them (if notified)
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
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5. Please state 6. Please state the nature of the
whether transaction. For PEP transactions
notification please indicate whether
relates to a general/single
person(s) connected co PEP and if discretionary/non
with the director discretionary /non discretionary
named in 2 above
and identify the
connected person(s)
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7. Number 8. Percentage 9. Number of 10. Percentage
of of issued shares/amount of issued
shares/ class of stock class (any
amount (any disposed treasury
of treasury shares
stock shares held by
acquired held by company
company should
should not not be
be taken taken into
into account account
when when
calculating calculating
percentage) percentage)
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11. Class 12. Price 13. Date 14. Date
of per of company
security share transaction informed
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15. Total holding 16. Total percentage
following this holding of issued
notification class following
this notification
(any treasury
shares held by
company should not
be taken into
account when
calculating
percentage)
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If a director has been granted options by the company please
complete the following boxes.
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17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on
which exercisable
04.05.2004
250,000 04.05.2007 - 04.05.2014
125,000 04.05.2008 - 04.05.2014
125,000 04.05.2009 - 04.05.2014
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19. Total amount paid 20. Description of shares or
(if any) for grant debentures involved: class,
of the option number
500,000 ordinary shares
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21. Exercise price (if 22. Total number of shares or
fixed at time of debentures over which options
grant) or held following this notification
indication that
price is to be
fixed at time of
exercise
GBP0.7667 500,000
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23. Any additional 24. Name of contact and telephone
information number for queries
EXERCISE SUBJECT TO ADRIAN GOODENOUGH 020 7947 1677
PERFORMANCE
CONDITIONS
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25. Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification
ADRIAN GOODENOUGH
Date of notification - 04.05.2004
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