LONDON, Feb. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company 2. Name of director
COLT Telecom Group plc Paul Chisholm
3. Please state whether 4. Name of the registered
notification indicates holder(s) and, if more than
that it is in respect of one holder, the number of
holding of the shares held by each of them
shareholder named in 2 (if notified)
above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an Paul Chisholm
individual holder if it
is a holding of that
person's spouse or
children under the age of
18 or in respect of an
non-beneficial interest
5. Please state whether 6. Please state the nature of
notification relates to a the transaction. For PEP
person(s) connected with transactions please indicate
the director named in 2 whether general/single
above and identify the co PEP and if
connected person(s) discretionary/non
discretionary /non
discretionary
Exercise of share option and
sale
7. Number of 8. Percentage 9. Number of 10. Percentage
shares/amount of shares/amount of issued
of issued of stock class
stock class disposed (any
acquired (any treasury
treasury shares
500,000 shares 500,000 held by
held by company
company should
should not be
not be taken
taken into
into account
account when
when calculating calculating
percentage) percentage)
0.03% 0.03%
11. Class 12. Price 13. Date of 14. Date
of per transaction company
security share informed
Ordinary GBP0.6875 25th 25th
to February February
exercise 2004 2004
the
option
and
GBP1.13
on the
sale
15. Total 16. Total percentage holding of
holding issued class following this
following notification (any treasury shares
notification this held by company should not be take into
account when calculating percentage)
4,179,813 0.28%
If a director has been granted options by the company please
complete the following boxes.
17. Date of 18. Period during which or date on which
grant exercisable
19. Total 20. Description of shares or debentures
amount involved: class, number
paid (if
any) for
grant of
the
option
21. Exercise 22. Total number of shares or debentures
price over which options held following this
(if notification
fixed at
time of
grant)
or
indication
that
price is
to be
fixed at
time of
exercise
23. Any 24. Name of contact and telephone number for
additional queries
information Adrian Goodenough 020 7947 1677
Adrian.Goodenough@colt-telecom.com
25. Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification
Adrian Goodenough
Date of notification 26th February 2004
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