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Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd.31 January 2006 FORM SAR 3 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer Mr & Mrs Mark H. DixonBeneficial owner, if different from above n/aNames of any other persons acting by agreement or n/aunderstanding (see SAR 5)Company dealt in VTR plcClass of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary sharesDate of acquisition 16th January 2006 Number of shares acquired 10,000Number of rights over shares acquired # n/aNature of rights over shares n/a Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of totalvoting shares in issue) 1,882,500 (17.05%)Total holding of rights over shares (and percentage of --total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of votingshares and rights over shares 1,882,500 (17.05%) Subsequent to the above acquisition of shares, Mr & Mrs Dixon have acquiredfurther shares in VTR plc, resulting in a holding as at 31st January 2006 of 1,952,800 ordinary shares (17.69%). Date of disclosure 31st January 2006Contact name Robert Howard, Charles Stanley & Co LtdTelephone number 020 7953 2154 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of theSARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and theirNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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