GENERAL TEXT AMENDMENT
The following amendment has been made to the announcement released today at 10.57 am under RNS No 7661Q.
The number of shares which Sir Ron Brierley sold has been amended.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC
("GPG" or the "Company")
Change of Director's Interests
GPG announces that Sir Ron Brierley sold 5,000,000 shares in GPG on 8 November 2012 at a price of A$0.46.
Sir Ron Brierley now holds a total of 41,882,765 shares in GPG representing 2.58% of the Company's total voting rights.
Chris Healy
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel: +44 20 7484 3370
9 November 2012
Enquiry details are:
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