31st Mar 2005 17:13
Dairy Crest Group PLC31 March 2005 LETTER TO: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLCDATED: 24 MARCH 2005 DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0250281 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 14 February2005 and is prompted by purchases totalling 150,000 on 23 March 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.25 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations 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 6,274,367 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 Appendix below: 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 6,274,367 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in the shares of 5.02%. 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 Appendix below: Aviva plc. If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group holdinterests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a writtenrequest and we will be happy to supply this information. 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. If you wish usto confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know. FROM: AVIVA PLC APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,290,569 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,971,583 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 2,012,215 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 5.02% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 124,960,673 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,290,569 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,971,583 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 2,012,215 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 5.02% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 124,960,673 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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