27th Jul 2005 16:44
Topps Tiles PLC27 July 2005 TOPPS TILES PLC NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDING Topps Tiles plc (the "Company") received notification on 25 July 2005 fromFidelity International Limited ("FIL") that as at 22 July 2005 FIL and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries had a non-beneficial interest in 9,035,475ordinary shares of 2.5p each ("Ordinary Shares"), equivalent to 3.98 per cent.of the Company's then issued share capital. The interest was registered asfollows: Brown Bros Harriman and Co 194,800Bank of New York Brussels 55,200Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 3,638,160State Str BK and TR Co Lndn 108,600JP Morgan, Bournemouth 2,802,355Bank of New York Brussels 304,300Bank of New York Europe Ldn 35,900Citibank London 498,900Clydesdale bank plc 14,700JP Morgan, Bournemouth 632,060Mellon Bank 32,100Northern Trust London 718,400 The Company also received notification on 25 July 2005 from FMR Corp ("FMR")that as at 22 July 2005 FMR and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had anon-beneficial interest in 5,050,000 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 2.23 percent. of the Company's then issued share capital. The interest was registered asfollows: Brown Bros Harriman and Co 3,850,000State Street Bank and Tr Co 1,200,000 The notifications by FIL and FMR Corp also comprise a notifiable interest of MrEdward C Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of both FIL and FMR Corp. The aggregate shareholding of FIL and FMR following this notification is14,085,475 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 6.21 per cent. of the Company's thenissued share capital. 27 July 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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