23rd Sep 2005 15:42
Whatman PLC23 September 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Whatman plc............................................................... 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays plc............................................................... 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial............................................................... 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Barclays Global Investors Ltd 3,514,142Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 388,052Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 95,819Gerrard Ltd 696,608Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 169,729............................................................... 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired -............................................................... 6. Percentage of issued class-............................................................... 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed245,148............................................................... 8. Percentage of issued class0.1883%............................................................... 9. Class of securityOrdinary 1p............................................................... 10. Date of transactionNot known............................................................... 11. Date company informed23 September 2005............................................................... 12. Total holding following this notification4,864,350............................................................... 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification3.736%............................................................... 14. Any additional information-............................................................... 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesJohn Simmonds, Company Secretary0208 326 1740............................................................... 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationJohn Simmonds, Company Secretary............................................................... Date of notification23 September 2005............................................................... The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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