1st Nov 2005 15:15
Laird Group PLC01 November 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 F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 CORRESPONDENCE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed 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 listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 1.11.05 12) Total holding following this notification 16,196,376 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 10.14% 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 duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 1ST NOVEMBER 2005 LETTER TO LAIRD PLCDATED 31 OCTOBER 2005 Notification of Interest In accordance with the provisions of Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985,we give notice that, as a result of purchases totalling 254,592 ordinary sharesof 25p each in the relevant share capital of your company ("Shares") on 25thOctober 2005 the following fund management companies in the Friends Providentgroup are interested in the Shares referred to below through client holdings: F&C Asset Management plc is interested in the following shares: No. of Shares %16,196,376 10.14 In addition, F&C Asset Management plc, as the holding company of the company(s) referred to in the paragraph(s) above is also interested in those Shares.Furthermore, Friends Provident Life Office, as the holding company of F&C Asset Management plc is also interested in the Shares referred to above. This notification supersedes all previous notifications given by members of the Friends Provident group in relation to Shares. For F&C Asset Management Plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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