2nd Aug 2005 15:02
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESAll relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.1. Name of listed company 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest GKN PLC BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is regarding the if more than one holder, the number of holding of the shareholder named in shares held by each of them 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the Barclays Trust Co & Others - 5,712 case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse Barclays Trust Co - 76,305 or children under the age of 18 Boiss Nominees Limited - 317, 216 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2. Chase Nominees Limited - 398,247 Clydesdale Nominees - 17,860 Gerard Nominees Limited - 171,955 Greig Middleton Nominees - 827,352 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 6,815,975 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 8,973,643 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 1,072,233 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF - 99,608 Mitsubishi Trust International - 5,350 R C Greig Nominees Limited - 7,029,589 Reflex Nominees Limited - 3,418 State Street - 11,907 State Street Boston - 538,228 Zeban Nominees Limited - 74,810 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of shares/amount of issued class (any amount of stock issued class (any stock acquired treasury shares disposed treasury shares held held by the by the listed companyNOT KNOWN listed company N/A should not be taken should not be into account when taken into calculating account when percentage) calculating percentage) N/A NOT KNOWN 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date listed transaction company informed ORDINARY SHARES OF 50P EACH NOT KNOWN 2ND AUGUST 2005 - 2 - 12.Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company26,439,408 should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.68% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries INCREASE IN EXISTING INTEREST PREVIOUSLY BELOW 3% NOTIFIABLE LEVEL CHRISTOPHER WINTERS - 01527 533383 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this Notification CHRISTOPHER WINTERS SENIOR SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT Date of notification : 2ND AUGUST 2005 ENDGKN PLCRelated Shares:
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