25th Apr 2005 11:18
Laird Group PLC25 April 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS 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 BELOW 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 25.4.05 12) Total holding following this notification 18,684,704 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) 11.77% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARION DOWNIE 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 25TH APRIL 2005........ Letter to Laird Group Plc21 April 2005 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 20 April 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 11.77% Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed. The issued capital of 158,790,759 is the latest figure available to us. Letter from Barclays Corporate Secretariat LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 20 April 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 18,684,704 ORD GBP0.25 representing 11.77% of theissued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Gerrard Ltd 3,947 .0025Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,335,331 3.3600 Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd 985,448 .6206Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,015,000 .6392Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 1,602,764 1.0094Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 97,666 .0615Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 472,146 .2973Barclays Global Investors Ltd 8,902,599 5.6065Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 115,558 .0728Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 154,245 .0971 Group Holding 18,684,704 11.7669 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 22 April 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 18,684,704 ORD GBP0.25 representing 11.77%of the issued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 4239730 15,081 BANK OF IRELAND 4239749 124,612 BANK OF IRELAND 4238776 12,100 BANK OF NEW YORK 214074 5,545BANK OF NEW YORK 214075 525,149 BANK OF NEW YORK 221428 67,646BANK OF NEW YORK 367748 501,481BANK OF NEW YORK 392067 577,466 BANK OF NEW YORK 392177 42,599 BANK OF NEW YORK 768198 31,879 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 115,558 BNP PARIBAS 29,577BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 221476 48,282 BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 387173 96,826 BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 56,893 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 501577191 12,900 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16669 24,643 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 18243 18,285 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19518 34,334CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19519 239,264CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19520 181,156 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 6,809,380CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 224,739 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 25772 67,314 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27793 11,103 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27795 16,581CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27797 14,084CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27799 55,610 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27800 115,789 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 63,637 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 102,619 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 31961 203,356 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 35950 18,161 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 17,434 CITIBANK 6010613363 218,834 CITIBANK 6010640794 39,914 CITIBANK 6010782807 38,142 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 01002819 101,300 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 01002819 913,700 DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON 8003168 128,208 HSBC 813168 142,534 HSBC 814537 10,679 HSBC 845315 8,711INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 292,240INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,930INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 72,313 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,401 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,662 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 830,544 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 43,575 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 56,890 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 92,863 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 172,891JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16344 55,826 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16345 93,676JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,664,654 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16612 40,052 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16621 23,877 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16644 82,751 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16901 15,930 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 118,276JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 19514 20,247 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27795 57,117 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27799 105,527 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 28166 493,979 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 29514 112,455JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 43,642 JPMorgan Chase Bank 47,300JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,132JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 97,666KAS ASSOCIATES 3507261 13,702 MELLON BANK ABGFZ872482 448,818 MELLON BANK TGGF0003002 16,713 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 44,393 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 55,091 MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC) 772823 285,815NORTHERN TRUST BCP04 11,122 NORTHERN TRUST CVS21 163,951 NORTHERN TRUST SC006 50,546 NORTHERN TRUST TNF01 46,610NORTHERN TRUST TRG01 6,311 NORTHERN TRUST USF06 31,526 NORTHERN TRUST USF12 288,806 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 14,639NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 70,673 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 59,813 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 3,257 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 690 STATE STREET 2R12 21,826 STATE STREET JD12 76,503 STATE STREET N3B6 33,119 STATE STREET N3YZ 2,059The Northern Trust Co 44,479 Group Holding 18,684,704 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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