26th Apr 2005 13:22
Jessops plc26 April 2005 Letter to Jessops plcDated 20 April 2005 JESSOPS PLC (THE "COMPANY")- SEDOL B035CB6 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 5 April 2005and is prompted by purchases totalling 230,000 on 19 April 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares or GBP0.025 each in the capital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 8,275,653 Shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the attached appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were interested in 8,275,653 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in the shares of 8.05%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the attached appendix: Aviva plc. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. From: Aviva plc The Company SecretaryJessops plc 20 April 2005 APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 1,158,067 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Lid 5,547,349 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,570,237 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 8.05% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 102,837,523 The Company SecretaryJessops plc 20 April 2005 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 1,158,067 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Lid 5,547,349 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,570,237 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 8.05% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 102,837,523 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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