31st Jan 2006 13:11
Pipex Communications PLC31 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company PIPEX Communications plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 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. As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Morley Fund Management Ltd BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 12,797,386* Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 36,969,000* CUIM Nominee Ltd 18,029,000* *denotes beneficial interest 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/a 6. Percentage of issued class N/a 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/a 8. Percentage of issued class N/a 9. Class of security Ord GBP 0.01 10. Date of transaction 25th January 2006 11. Date company informed 27th January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 67,795,386* *beneficial interest only 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.91% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on increased shares in issue of 2,329,309,488 following the recent placing and other share schemes 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Stewart Porter 01296 300 081 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. Stewart Porter, Finance Director Date of notification: 31st January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Aviva