13th Jun 2005 13:24
Laird Group PLC13 June 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 13.6.05 12) Total holding following this notification 17,373,298 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) 10.94% 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 13 JUNE 2005 Letter to Laird Group PlcLetter dated 10 June 2005 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 6 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 10.94%. 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 - ALL LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 06 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 17,373,298 ORD GBP0.25 representing 10.94% of theissued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 223,532 .1408Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,162,158 3.2509 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 472,146 .2973Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 154,245 .0971Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 528,654 .3329Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 5,802 .0037Barclays Global Investors Ltd 8,960,970 5.6433Gerrard Ltd 3,137 .0020Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,015,000 .6392Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd 847,654 .6392 Group Holding 17,373,298 10.9410 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 06 June 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 17,373,298 ORD GBP0.25 representing 10.94%of the issued share capital of 158,790,759 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 258180 21,473 BANK OF IRELAND 258227 88,758BANK OF IRELAND 4239749 131,638 BANK OF NEW YORK 214074 5,545BANK OF NEW YORK 214075 499,444 BANK OF NEW YORK 221428 67,646BANK OF NEW YORK 367748 501,481BANK OF NEW YORK 392067 577,466 BANK OF NEW YORK 392177 27,084 BANK OF NEW YORK 768198 31,879 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 528,654 BNP PARIBAS 2,383BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 221476 39,490 BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 387173 41,385 BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 56,893 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 501577191 12,900 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16669 24,643 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 18243 18,285 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19518 20,554CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19519 223,177CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19520 98,934 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 6,867,751CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 224,739 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 25772 67,314 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27793 11,103 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27795 16,581CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27797 14,084CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27799 55,610 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27800 115,789 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 102,619 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 63,637 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 31961 203,356 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 35950 18,161 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 2,436 CITIBANK 6010640794 39,914 CITIBANK 6010782807 31,196 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 01002819 101,300 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 01002819 913,700 DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON 8003168 128,208 dummy dum 252,947HSBC 813168 142,534 HSBC 814537 10,679 HSBC 845315 8,711INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 56,310INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,401INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,662 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 23,820 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 25,077 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 70,229 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,883 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 56,890 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 92,863 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 172,891JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16344 55,826 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16345 93,676JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,664,654 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16612 28,019 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16621 15,181 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16644 67,928 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16901 10,128 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 118,276JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 19514 13,899 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27795 49,077 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27799 96,281 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 28166 493,979 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 29514 99,435JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171 JPMorgan Chase Bank 43,642 JPMorgan Chase Bank 47,300JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,132JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,802KAS ASSOCIATES 3507261 13,702 MELLON BANK ABGFZ872482 378,338 MELLON BANK TGGF0003002 16,713 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 3,570 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 4,435 MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC) 772823 273,512NORTHERN TRUST BCP04 11,122 NORTHERN TRUST CVS21 163,951 NORTHERN TRUST SC006 50,546 NORTHERN TRUST TNF01 36,389NORTHERN TRUST TRG01 6,311 NORTHERN TRUST USF06 31,526 NORTHERN TRUST USF12 288,806 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 4,817NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 1,182 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 5,710 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 2,447 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 690 STATE STREET 2R12 17,348 STATE STREET JD12 76,503 STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 1,617 Group Holding 17,373,298 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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