17th Oct 2005 09:26
Kesa Electricals plc17 October 2005 KESA ELECTRICALS PLCNOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant paragraphs should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company Kesa Electricals plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital International, Inc., Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., and Capital International Limited. 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 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them(A) Capital International Limited Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- --------------------------- State Street Nominees Limited 96,300 Bank of New York Nominees 1,309,700 Northern Trust 708,700 Chase Nominees Limited 1,475,300 Midland Bank plc 20,700 Bankers Trust 119,200 Citibank London 151,600 Morgan Guaranty 205,700 Nortrust Nominees 1,494,100 Royal Bank of Scotland 135,100 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 152,100 Deutsche Bank AG 701,700 HSBC Bank plc 623,400 Mellon Bank N.A. 87,100 KAS UK 13,000 Bank One London 85,300 Total 7,379,000 (B) Capital International S.A.Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- ---------------------------Bank of New York Nominees 9,000Chase Nominees Limited 124,000Midland Bank plc 3,500Royal Bank of Scotland 18,700Lloyds Bank 7,500HSBC Bank plc 56,500 Total 219,200 (C) Capital International, Inc.Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- ---------------------------Nortrust Nominees 34,900HSBC Bank plc 18,200Total 53,100 (D) Capital Research and Management Company Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- --------------------------State Street Nominees Limited 4,160,000Chase Nominees Limited 47,110,005State Street Bank & Trust Co. 202,500Total 51,472,505 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not notified. 6. Percentage of issued class Not notified. 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not notified. 8. Percentage of issued class Not notified. 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("ordinary shares") 10. Date of transaction Not notified 11. Date company informed 13 October 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 59,123,805 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.165% 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Simon Enoch 020 7269 1400 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Simon Enoch (Company Secretary)Date of notification: 17 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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