24th Jun 2005 10:21
Kesa Electricals plc24 June 2005 KESA ELECTRICALS PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES AVS NO 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 CapitalResearch and Management Company and Capital International Limited. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse 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 ofshares held by each of them (A) Capital International Limited Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- --------------------------- State Street Nominees Limited 55,100Bank of New York Nominees 787,200Northern Trust 486,394Chase Nominees Limited 907,000Bankers Trust 68,400Morgan Guaranty 141,700Nortrust Nominees 917,000State Street Bank & Trust Co. 96,200Deutsche Bank AG 490,500HSBC Bank plc 409,500Total 4,415,794 (B) Capital Research and Management Company Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares------------------- --------------------------- State Street Nominees Limited 2,020,000Chase Nominees Limited 47,110,005State Street Bank & Trust Co. 172,500Total 49,302,505 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 23 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 53,718,299 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.144% 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: 24 June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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