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Laird Group PLC26 April 2005 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 AVIVA PLC AND MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED (A SUBSIDIARY OF AVIVA PLC) 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 26.4.05 12) Total holding following this notification 4,839,034 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) 3.05% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries DOMINIC J L HUDSON 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ..26TH APRIL 2005 Letter to Laird Group plcDated 25 April 2005 LAIRD GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0500522 This notification is prompted by purchases totalling 249,900 on 22 April 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.25 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 4,839,034 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were interested in 4,839,034 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in the shares of 3.05%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. From: Aviva plc The Company Secretary Laird Group plc 25 April 2005 APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,012,734 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 2,607,000 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 160,900 (Material) CUIM Nominees Ltd 1,058,400 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.05% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 158,790,759 The Company Secretary Laird Group plc 25 April 2005 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 1,012,734 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 2,607,000 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 160,900 (Material) CUIM Nominees Ltd 1,058,400 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 3.05% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 158,790,759 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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