Holding(s) in Company

24th Jan 2006 16:02

O2 PLC24 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company O2 plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Telefonica S.A. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 In respect of 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder Number of Shares Vidacos No 65 A/C 652,356,107 * Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited 95,250,000 Telefonica became interested in 5,964,008,947 shares by virtue of its offer forthe entire issued and to be issued share capital of O2 not already owned byTelefonica at the date of the offer (the "Offer") being declared unconditionalin all respects as announced on 23 January 2006. It is intended that theseshares will be registered in the name of Telefonica once settlement andregistration has taken place. The registered holder of the remaining 14,422 Ordinary shares of O2 plc in whichTelefonica is interested is not know at the date of this notification. * 340,356,107 shares are currently registered in the name of Vidacos No 65 A/Cand it is intended that the remaining 312,000,000 shares referred to above willbe registered in the name of Vidacos No 65 A/C once settlement and registrationhas taken place. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not stated 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not stated 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.1p each 10. Date of transaction Statement of holdings as at 6am on 23 January 2006 11. Date company informed 23 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 6,711,629,476 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 76.51% 14. Any additional information Notification in respect of section 198 Companies Act 1985 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Timothy Maw - 01753 628 293 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Timothy Maw Date of notification 24 January 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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