29th Apr 2005 16:41
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC29 April 2005 Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plcNotification of Major Interests in Shares On 29th April 2005, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc ("the Company") receivedthe following notification from Aviva plc:- This notification is prompted by purchases totalling 140,000 shares on 28thApril 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.05 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 ofAviva plc) 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited thatimmediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification aroseMorley Fund Management Limited were interested in 10,692,410 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the attached Appendix: 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 thetime when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc wereinterested in 10,692,410 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentageinterest in the shares of 5.06%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the attached Appendix: Aviva plc. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital. The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified hereunder. Appendix : Morley Fund Management Limited Registered Holders Number of shares heldBNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,091,983 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 5,641,570 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 172,758 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 2,786,099 (Material) Total percentage interest of Morley Fund Management Limited : 5.06% Appendix : Aviva plc Registered Holders Number of shares heldBNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,091,983 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 5,641,570 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 172,758 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 2,786,099 (Material) Total percentage interest of Aviva plc : 5.06% Issued share capital on which this notification is based : 211,202,851 Enquiries: Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc 020.7528.4444David Hickman, Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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