FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13s – 16 or 15d – 16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July 2004
Acambis plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Peterhouse Technology Park
100 Fulbourn Road
Cambridge CB1 9PT
England
(Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F).
Forms 20-F 
Form
40-F 
(Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Yes No
(If “Yes” is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ).
Enclosures:
Schedule 10 Notification of Major Interests in Shares
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
| Acambis plc |
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
| Fidelity International Limited (FIL) (and its direct and indirect subsidiaries incorporating Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL)) and Mr Edward C Johnson 3d |
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 above |
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
| Chase Manhattan Bank London 3,107,755 shares* Bank of New York London 56,518 shares** Citibank 73,942 shares** HSBC 38,945 shares** Chase Manhattan Bank London 279,087 shares*** Deutsche Bank AG, London 22,733 shares*** Bank of New York Brussels 119,530 shares*** Bank of New York London 191,617 shares*** JP Morgan 141,797 shares*** Mellon Bank 17,851 shares*** Morgan Stanley 104,485 shares*** Northern Trust 83,958 shares*** Nortrust Nominees Ltd 202,370 shares*** State Street Bank & Trust 14,196 shares*** State Street Nominees Ltd 81,468 shares*** * For this holding, FISL acts as the management company ** For this holding, Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), part of FIL acts as the management company *** For this holding, FIL acts as the management company. |
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
| Not disclosed |
6. Percentage of issued class
| Not disclosed |
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
| N/a |
8. Percentage of issued class
| N/a |
9. Class of security
| Ordinary shares of 10p each |
10. Date of transaction
| Not disclosed |
11. Date company informed
| 19 July 2004 |
12. Total holding following this notification
| 4,536,252 ordinary shares |
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
| 4.27% |
14. Any additional information
| N/a |
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
| Elizabeth Brown, Company Secretary +44 (0) 1223 275 300 |
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
| Elizabeth Brown |
Date of notification
| 20 July 2004 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant Peptide Therapeutics Group has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
| Date: 23 July 2004 | ACAMBIS PLC | |
| By: | /s/ Lyndsay Wright | |
| Name: Lyndsay Wright | ||
| Title: Director of Communications |