23rd Nov 2006 17:29
Laird Group PLC23 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 the listed 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 the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 23.11.06 12) Total holding following this notification 6,513,453 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.29% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARION DOWNIE 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 23 NOVEMBER 2006 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Laird Group PLC 2. Notifiable interest: Ordinary Shares A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment managerof various pension and trust accounts. (see Schedule A for listing of RegisteredShareholders and their holdings). B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Schedule A Security: LAIRD GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 3.29% Total Shares Held 6,513,453 Shares in issue: 198,065,612 Change in holdings since last filing: +6,513,453 ordinary shares SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED COMPANY NAME 209,800 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 170,100 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 129,800 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 115,400 FPM MELLON BANK 88,100 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 62,700 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON 39,700 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 4,324,369 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 573,600 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 466,384 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 333,500 FII BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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