22nd Mar 2005 14:22
M.L. Laboratories PLC22 March 2005 Letter to: ML Laboratories PLCDated: 21 March 2005 ML LABORATORIES PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0555470 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 17 March2005 and is prompted by purchases totalling 2,500,000 on 18 March 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 26,392,806 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the Appendix below: Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were interested in 26,392,806 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in the shares of 11.54%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the Appendix below: Aviva plc. From: Aviva PLC APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELDBNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 845,163 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,656,093 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,506,596 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 5,300,000Credit Agricole Indosuez 1,700,000Vidacos Nominees Ltd 12,384,954 TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 11.54% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 228,710,703 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELDBNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 845,163 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,656,093 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,506,596 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 5,300,000Credit Agricole Indosuez 1,700,000Vidacos Nominees Ltd 12,384,954 TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 11.54% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 228,710,703 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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