31st Oct 2005 14:55
Northumbrian Water Group PLC31 October 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Northumbrian Water Group plc. 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays plc. 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. 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Name Shares heldBarclays Capital Nominees LIMI 790,846Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm 850BNP Paribas 100,847Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 160,240Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 216,689Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 13,092,368Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 667,306Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 150,040Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 282,942CIBC Mellon Global Securities 58,965Investors Bank and Trust Co 365,777Investors Bank and Trust Co 1,147,650Investors Bank and Trust Co 90,710Investors Bank and Trust Co 2,994,042Investors Bank and Trust Co 36,623JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 131,276JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 214,761JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 494,911JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 190,107JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 305,824JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 3,833,492JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 299,767JP Morgan Chase Bank 126,198JP Morgan Chase Bank 46,138JP Morgan Chase Bank 36,028JP Morgan Chase Bank 601,415Mellon Trust US Custodian 143,250Mellon Trust of New England 174,267Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 48,472Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 220,788Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 193,217R C Greig Nominees Ltd RCI 34,500R C Greig Nominees Ltd BL1 2,815R C Greig Nominees Ltd CM1 4,440State Street Bank & Trust - WI 84,815State Street Trust of Canada 67,947 TOTAL 27,410,323 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A. 6) Percentage of issued class N/A. 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposedN/A. 8) Percentage of issued class N/A. 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of 10p. 10) Date of transaction Not disclosed. 11) Date company informed 31 October 2005. 12) Total holding following this notification 27,410,323. 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.29%. 14) Any additional information None disclosed. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Martin Parker, Company Secretary, 0191 301 6746. 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Martin Parker, Company Secretary. Date of notification 31 October 2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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