Guinness Peat Group PLC
7 June 2002
Letter to RNS
Coats plc
In accordance with the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition of Shares, the
following is the text of a Disclosure sent today to the Company Secretary of
Coats plc.
'Disclosure of Interest in Shares Pursuant to Rule 3 of
The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition of Shares
Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ('the Group') hereby notify
Coats plc ('Coats') that on 6 June 2002 it acquired 6,558,496 Coats Ordinary 20p
shares ('Shares') following which the Group's interest in the Shares of Coats
now amount to 157,032,728 representing 22.26% of the issued share capital.
No member of the Group is party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the
exercise of any rights conferred by holding the Shares subject to this
notification.'
Letter from Guinness Peat Group plc
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