18th Aug 2005 12:39
Alexon Group PLC18 August 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY ALEXON GROUP PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS 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 SEE LETTER BELOW 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. 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 ORD 10P SHARES 10) Date of transaction 11) Date listed company informed 12) Total holding following this notification 2,238,929 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) 3.837% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries R. PIGGOTT 01582-723131 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 18 AUGUST 2005 LEGAL ENTITY REPORT ALEXON GROUP SEDOL: 0844402 As at 16 August 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, hada notifiable interest in 2,238,929 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.84% of the issuedshare capital of 58,345,737 units. PercentageLegal Entity Holding Held Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 198,501 .3402Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 206,937 .3547Barclays Global Investors Ltd 1,827,717 3.1326 Gerrard Ltd 5,774 .0099 Group Holding 2,238,929 3.8374 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT ALEXON GROUP SEDOL: 0844402 As at 16 August 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,had a notifiable interest in 2,238,929 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.84% of theissued share capital of 58,345,737 units. AccountRegistered Holder Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 198,501CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 36,739JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 23,819JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 33,937JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 69,895JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 30,297JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 48,989JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 493,124JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16480 973,734JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16482 287,710JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 36,410R C Greig Nominees Limited RC1 3,774R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 2,000 Total 2,238,929 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays