11th Jul 2005 18:05
Laird Group PLC11 July 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 6.7.05 12) Total holding following this notification 10,638,214 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) 6.70% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNE VIDALIS 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 11 JULY 2005 Letter to Laird Group PlcLetter dated 6 July 2005 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 4 July 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 6.70%. 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 LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 04 July 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 10,638,214 ORD GBP0.25 representing 6.70% of theissued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 5,802 0.0037Barclays Global Investors N.A. 84,861 0.0534 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 464,100 0.2923Gerrard Ltd 3,137 0.0020Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,015,000 0.6392Barclays Global Investors Ltd 8,587,004 5.4077Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 441,238 0.2779Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 37,072 0.0233 Group Holding 10,638,214 6.6995 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 04 July 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 10,638,214 ORD GBP0.25 representing 6.70%of the issued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 464,100BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 68,222 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 6,565,781CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 197,694 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 01002819 101,300Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 01002819 913,700INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,662INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 50,363INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 14,435INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,401JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 56,890 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 154,020JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 92,863JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16344 52,467JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16345 84,998JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,551,481JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 118,276 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,802JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,901JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 2,447R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 690 Total 10,638,214 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 04 July 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 10,638,214 ORD GBP0.25 representing 6.70%of the issued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 464,100BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 68,222 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 6,565,781CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 197,694 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 01002819 101,300Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 01002819 913,700INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,662INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 50,363INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 14,435INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,401JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 56,890 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 154,020JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 92,863JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16344 52,467JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16345 84,998JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,551,481JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 118,276 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,802JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,901JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 2,447R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 690 Total 10,638,214 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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