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Laird Group PLC17 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC 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 IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 17.3.05 12) Total holding following this notification 4,825,497 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.0389% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARION DOWNIE020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .......... 17TH MAY 2005 .............. LETTER TO: LAIRD GROUP PLCDATED: 16 MAY 2005 S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates, whichincludes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and itsaffiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related servicesfor clients on a global basis. We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company undermanagement of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,as detailed in the attached schedule. FROM: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS SCHEDULE LAIRD GROUP PLC Outstanding Shares 158,790,759 Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York Nominees 71,200 0.0448%Bank One NA 61,125 0.0385%Chase Nominees Ltd 1,898,218 1.1954%Citibank Nominees 1,614,145 1.0165%HSBC Bank Plc 100,223 0.0631%Mellon Bank NA 364,290 0.2294%Royal Trust Corp of Canada 294,196 0.1853%State Street Nominees Limited 422,100 0.2658% TOTAL 4,825,497 3.0389% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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