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Meggitt PLC16 January 2008 Meggitt PLC ("the Company") Bailie Gifford & Co - Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Meggitt PLCwhich voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Bailie Gifford & Co 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): 14 January 2008 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting rights rightsISIN code Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Below 5% Below 5%ShareGB0005758098 34138890 34138890 5.19 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that may Percentage of votinginstrument period/date be acquired (if the rights instrument exercised/ converted) N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 34138890 5.19 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parentundertaking of an investment management group. Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited(5516175; 0.8%) is also a discretionary investment manager. Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited(6758977; 1.0%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionaryinvestment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its ownaccount shareholdings. Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiaryundertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited (930994; 0.1%) is an OEIC AuthorisedCorporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionaryinvestment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease tohold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Myra McIntyre Scott Russell 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 275 2154 0131 275 2106 Meggitt PLC - Name of contact and telephone number for queries: MARINA THOMAS +44 (0)1202 597588Assistant Company SecretaryMeggitt PLC 16 January 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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