22nd Apr 2005 16:22
De La Rue PLC22 April 2005 De La Rue plc25p Ordinary Shares The Company on 22 April 2005 received a letter dated 21 April 2005 from SchroderInvestment Management Limited giving notice that, pursuant to S198 Companies Act1985 (as amended) by the Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment)Regulations 1993, their interest in the Ordinary Shares of 25p each of theCompany is as follows: Schroder Investment Management Limited have an interest in 38,659,571 shareswhich are held in portfolios managed by us on a discretionary basis for clientsunder investment management agreements. Included in this figure are: (i) 12,258,807 shares registered or to be registered in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited (Schroder Nominees), (ii) 9,105,664 shares held in (a) unit trusts(s) operated and managed by an affiliated company, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL), and registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited, and (iii) 17,295,100 shares neither registered nor to be registered in the name of Schroder Nominees. The registration details are shown on the Schedule below. A subsidiary, Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd (SIMNA Ltd), ismanaging (a) portfolio(s) on a similar basis holding a further 157,800 shares.These shares are registered or to be registered in the name of State Street. An affiliated company, Schroder & Co Ltd (S&Co Ltd), is managing a portfoliosholding a further 313,253 shares. The registration details are shown on theenclosed schedule B. Schroder Investment Management Limited and its subsidiary and affiliatedcompanies are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 39,130,624 shares,representing some 21.22% of the total number of shares in issue, namely184,214,478. De La Rue plc - 25p Ordinary Shares Schedule A Registration AmountBank of New York 309,971British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P 596,742Chase Manhattan Bank 456,400Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 03886 468,500Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 34137 226,593Chase Nominees Limited a/c: 34138 868,429Chase Nominees Limited 896,489HSBC Bank International a/c: 10096301 140,500Mellon Nominees(UK) Limited 1,047,500Mellon Trust 604,856Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R 650,194Morgan Nominees a/c: CCC 197,460Morgan Nominees Limited a/c: GRL-Crest ID:AG01 220,732Morgan Nominees Ltd 734,400Morgan Nominees Ltd: A a/c 15,764Morgan Nominees Ltd: B a/c 412,970MSS Nominees Limited a/c: 756593 177,465Nortrust Nominees Limited 3,949,588Nutraco Nominees Ltd a/c: GWPPMPS 148,700Nutraco Nominees Ltd 60,000RBSTB Nominees Ltd 1,123,000State Street Nominees Limited 3,457,947State Street Nominees Limited a/c: 5H57 530,900 Total 17,295,100 Schedule B Registration AmountBrown Brothers Harriman 208,822Bank of New York 4,218Chase Nominees Limited 72,409Schroder (Channel Islands) Limited 27,804 Total 313,253Enquiries: Louse Fluker, General Counsel & Company Secretary 01256 605311Mark Fearon, Head of Corporate Affairs 01256 605303 22 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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