Montpellier Group PLC
31 October 2001
FORM SAR 3
Date of disclosure..31 OCTOBER 2001
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')
Date of acquisition........31 OCTOBER 2001..................
Acquisition in.............CAPE PLC.........................(name of company)
(1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights If rights over shares
(eg ordinary shares) over shares acquired acquired, as opposed
to the shares
themselves, specify
nature of rights
ORDINARY 25 pence ..5,594,577......shares .....................
...N/A..........rights
(2) Resultant total holding Resultant total holding Total percentage
of voting shares (and % of rights over shares
of total voting shares (and % of total voting
in issue) shares in issue)
16,243,480......( %) ...29.90%........( %) .29.90%.......( %)
(3) Party making disclosure........MONTPELLIER GROUP PLC
(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares ............
and, if different, beneficial owner.MONTPELLIER GROUP PLC..........
(b) Names of any other persons acting by
agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)....... N/A
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above...................
(Also print name of signatory).......PAUL SELLARS...........................
Telephone and extension number.......020 7522 3228..........................
Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.
For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers,
Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.