1st Mar 2005 11:07
Laird Group PLC1 March 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 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. 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 1.3.2005 12) Total holding following this notification 5,058,036 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) 3.21% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARION DOWNIE 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ....1ST MARCH 2005 ................... LETTER TO LAIRD GROUP PLCDATED 28TH FEBRUARY 2005 S.l98 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc, and its affiliates, which includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates perform investment management and advisory services for clients on a global basis. We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients, as detailed in the attached schedule. FROM: Laura R. Seidman Assistant Secretary Franklin, Templeton, Investments SCHEDULE LAIRD GROUP PLC Outstanding Shares 157,386,000 Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Chase Nominees Ltd 2,192,575 1.3931% HSBC Bank Plc 90,345 0.0574% State Street Nominees Limited 422,100 0.2682% Bank of New York Nominees 108,300 0.0688% Bank One NA 61,125 0.0388% Royal Trust Corp of Canada London 372,116 0.2364% Citibank Nominees 1,391,685 0.8842% Mellon Bank NA London 419,790 0.2667% TOTAL 5,058,036 3.2138% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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