Interest in Shares
January 26 2004 - 12:00PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:6555U
Regus Group PLC
26 January 2004
Regus Group plc
26 January 2004
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
Substantial Shareholdings Regus Group plc
On 23rd January 2004 we received notification in accordance with the Companies
Act of the following:
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has an interest in and is the registered holder of
84,987,926 ordinary shares of Regus Group plc as at 22nd January 2004, being
10.79% of the issued share capital of Regus Group plc.
Of the 84,987,926 shares disclosed above, 57,500,000 are held by Cantor
Fitzgerald Europe as nominee for Electronic Screen Brokerage Exchange Limited.
Electronic Screen Brokerage Exchange Limited has a secured funding arrangement
with ICE SAS and the shares form part of the security for the funding.
Electronic Screen Brokerage Exchange Limited therefore also has a disclosable
interest in the 57,500,000 shares (being 7.30% of the issued share capital of
Regus Group plc).
Pursuant to the secured funding arrangement, ICE SAS retains a beneficial
interest in the 57,500,000 shares which is disclosable pursuant to section 208
of the Companies Act.
A further 12,500,000 shares of the 84,987,926 shares disclosed above are subject
to an agreement between Cantor Fitzgerald Europe and ICE SAS to which section
204(2) of the Act applies. The agreement creates an interest for ICE SAS which
is disclosable pursuant to sections 204(4) and 208(5) of the Act.
Notes:
The total issued share capital of Regus Group plc is 787,833,592 Ordinary Shares
of 5 pence each.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Stephen Jolly
Group Communications Director
Telephone: 01932 895138
Date of notification: 26th January 2004
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