SAR - Coats PLC

Guinness Peat Group PLC 26 June 2002 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 25 June 2002 it acquired 8,000,000 Coats Ordinary 20p shares ('Shares') following which the Group's interest in the Shares of Coats now amounts to 165,032,728 representing 23.3% 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ND SADILFSFRVIRFIF

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