19th Sep 2006 15:07
British Polythene Industries PLC19 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST UBS AG 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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. UBS GLOABL ASSET MANAGEMENT (LIFE) LIMITED 723,876 UBS AG LONDON BRANCH 48,000 UBS AG (SWITZERLAND) 136,502 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 10) Date of transaction 13TH SEPT 2006 11) Date listed company informed 19TH SEPT 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 908,378 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.45% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R.B.BROOKSBANK - 01475 501000 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification IAIN C WALLACE Date of Notification 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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