15th Apr 2005 15:13
SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest GKN PLC FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in Bank of New York - 292,485 the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that JP Morgan/Chase - 66,438,881 person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Citibank - 897,416 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 Clydesdale Bank plc - 2,533,630 Crest - 325,549 Euroclear - 92,807 HSBC Bank plc - 1,306,436 Mellon Bank - 3,650,281 Merrill Lynch Intl Ltd - 2,026,262 Northern Trust Company - 1,371,506 Royal Trust Corp of Canada - 7,693,887 State Street Nominees Limited - 7,545,480 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class of stock disposed acquired NOT KNOWN NOT KNOWN 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company transaction informed ORDINARY SHARES OF 50P EACH NOT KNOWN 14 APRIL 2005 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification 94,174,620 13.03% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries INCREASE IN NOTIFIABLE INTEREST PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED AT 12% CHRIS WINTERS - 01527 533383 LEVEL 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification CHRIS WINTERS SENIOR SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT Date of notification 15 APRIL 2005 ENDGKN PLCRelated Shares:
GKN PLC