5th Jan 2007 10:40
Kesa Electricals plc05 January 2007 KESA ELECTRICALS PLC NOTIFICATION 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 Guardian Trust Company, Capital Research and Management Company 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 Guardian Trust Company Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares Bank of New York Nominees 178,400 Total 178,400 (B) Capital International LimitedRegistered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares Bank of New York Nominees 948,767 Northern Trust 807,100 Chase Nominees Limited 1,209,220 Morgan Guaranty 205,700 Nortrust Nominees 726,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 139,600 HSBC Bank plc 584,600 Mellon Bank N.A, 99,400 Bank One London 85,300 Total 5,698,187 (C) Capital Research and Management CompanyRegistered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,446,700 Chase Nominees Limited 17,585,856 State Street Bank & Trust Co., 243,000 Total 21,275,556 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 4 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 26,259,843 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.959% 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: 5 January 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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