14th Aug 2006 10:42
Laird Group PLC14 August 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS 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. VIDACOS NOMINEES 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 107,051 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the 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 company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction 10.8.06 11) Date company informed 10.8.06 12) Total holding following this notification 22,033,167 (INCLUDING MATERIAL AND NON-MATERIAL INTERESTS) 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 11.1% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries D J L HUDSON 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 14 AUGUST 2006 LETTER TO: LAIRD GROUP 10 August 2006 Laird Group Ord GBP0.25 shares In terms of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) I have to inform youon behalf of Standard Life Investments that on 09/08/2006, Standard LifeInvestments acquired 500,503 shares on behalf of Standard Life Group, thisincreased the total held as a notifiable interest (including material and non-material interests) to 22,033,167 shares being 11.143% of the issued stock ofthat class. No. of shares held Registered Name 22,033,167 Vidacos Nominees From: Citigroup This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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