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Low & Bonar PLC21 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Low & Bonar PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BriTel Fund Trustees 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 The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control BriTel Fund Trustees Limited,which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Ltd. Hermes Focus AssetManagement Ltd, Hermes Investment Management Ltd, Hermes Assured Ltd and HermesSLP Ltd are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Ltd. The shares held BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd are held on behalf of the Trustees ofthe BT Pension Scheme in funds managed by various investment managers on itsbehalf. 785,106 of the shares held by Chase Nominees Ltd are held directly by HermesAssured Ltd, a subsidiary of Hermes Pensions Management Ltd. The remainingshares held by Chase Nominees Ltd are held on behalf of Hermes UK SmallCompanies Focus Fund (SU) through an interest in a UK Limited Partnership inwhich Hermes Focus Asset Management Ltd is a General Partner and Hermes SLP Ltdis a Limited Partner. Hermes Investment Management Ltd is a General Partner inSU. BriTel Fund Trustees Ltd is a Limited Partner in SU, through which some ofthe assets of the BT Pension Scheme are invested. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd - 175,252 Ordinary Shares of 25p Chase Nominees Ltd - 4,270,446 Ordinary Shares of 25p 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security 25p Ordinary Shares 10. Date of transaction 18th July 2006 11. Date company informed 19 July 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 4,445,698 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.363% 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Amanda Whalley - 0207 535 3180 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Amanda Whalley - Company Secretary Date of notification 21st July 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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