Holding(s) in Company
Greggs PLC
19 February 2004
On the 13 February 2004 Greggs PLC ("the Company") received the following
notification:
"Dear Sirs,
Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985. Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely
for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that
any of these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these
interests.
These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes.
For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held: Greggs PLC
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR Corp are the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research
Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
PO Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) are the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd.
(FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various
non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Mr Johnson is a principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International
Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest on behalf of authorised
unit trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes
of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in
concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to
submit these notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise
a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
(Schedule A)
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company No. of shares
HSBC FMRCO 182,000
State Street Nominees Limited FMRCO 1,100
State Street Bank & Trust FMTC 31,200
State Street Nominees Ltd FMTC 2,200
Mellon Bank FMTC 1,600
Chase Manhattan Bank London FISL 2,115
Citibank FPM 10,350
HSBC FPM 29,700
Bank of New York London FPM 7,750
Chase Nominees Ltd FPM 17,700
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK ) Limited FIL 544,917
Chase Manhattan Bank London FIL 19,632
Northern Trust FIL 20,600
JP Morgan FIL 30,900
State Street Nominees Limited FIL 14,400
Bank of New York Brussels FIL 19,200
State Street Bank & Trust FIL 2,600
Bank of New York London FIL 33,900
Nortrust Nominees Limited FIL 34,257
Morgan Stanley FIL 20,800
Deutsche Bank FIL 35,400
Total ordinary shares: 1,062,321
Total ordinary shares: 1,062,321
This represents 8.776% of the issued share capital (based on the total number of
shares in issue being 12,105,222).
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