Cambridge Antibody - Holding by Finsbury Worldwide

RNS Number:8789F
Cambridge Antibody Tech Group PLC
18 February 2000



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Cambridge Antibody Technology

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
As in 2

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
325,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
1.18%

9   Class of security:
10p Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
200,000 sold 24 Jan 2000; 125,000 sold 27 Jan 2000

11  Date company informed:
17 February 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
825,040

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.00%

14  Contact name for queries:
Diane Mellett

15 Contact telephone number:
01763 263233

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Diane Mellett, Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
18 January 2000





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