LONDON, Dec. 14, 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 2. Name of director
COLT Telecom Group plc Andreas Barth
3. Please state whether 4. Name of the registered
notification indicates holder(s) and, if more than
that it is in respect one holder, the number of
of holding of the shares held by each of them
shareholder named in 2 (if notified)
above or in respect of
a non-beneficial Andreas Barth
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
5. Please state whether 6. Please state the nature of
notification relates to the transaction. For PEP
a person(s) connected transactions please
with the director named indicate whether
in 2 above and identify general/single
the connected person(s) co PEP and if
discretionary/
non discretionary/
non discretionary
Purchase
7. Number of 8. Percentage 9. Number of 10.Percentage
shares/ of issued shares/amount of
amount of issued of stock issued
stock class disposed class
acquired (any (any
treasury treasury
25,852 shares shares
held by held by
company company
should should
not be not be
taken taken
into into
account account
when when
calculating calculating
percentage) percentage)
less than 0.01%
11. Class of 12.Price 13. Date of 14. Date
security per transaction company
share informed
Ordinary 44.8036 10.12.2004 13.12.2004
pence
15. Total holding following 16. Total percentage holding of
this notification issued class following this
notification (any treasury
41,961 shares held by company
should not be taken into
account when calculating
percentage)
less than 0.01 %
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 20. Description of shares or
any) for grant of the debentures involved: class,
option number
21. Exercise price (if 22. Total number of shares or
fixed at time of grant) debentures over which
or indication that options held following this
price is to be fixed at notification
time of exercise
23. Any additional 24. Name of contact and
information telephone number for
queries
Open market purchase as
part of non-executive Adrian Goodenough
fees 020 7947 1677
25. Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification
Adrian Goodenough
Date of notification - 14.12.2004
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