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Laing(John) PLC01 February 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company JOHN LAING PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 HELD ON BEHALF OF THE SHAREHOLDER IN 2. ABOVE. THE FOLLOWING HOLDINGS MARKEDWITH AN ASTERISK ARE HELD BENEFICIALLY. 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945 85,677* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 923363 768,501* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775237 347,187* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942199 1,777,697* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942229 1,787,681* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942217 1,665,069* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942205 1,533,096* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942175 1,469,854* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 942187 1,355,282* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245 689,041* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 770286 767,750* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206 5,771,417* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203 412,896* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681 11,545* HSBC NOMINEES A/C 969995 525,775* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 361602 154,854* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 282605 4,048,195* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509 325,923* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 766793 629,301* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 824434 202,215* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 924422 691,349* HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 754612 4,125,619* SUB TOTAL (HELD BENEFICIALLY) 29,145,924* CHASE NOMINEES A/C 39182 43,100 CHASE NOMINEES A/C 39154 195,000 NORTHERN TRUST A/C SVH01 9,100 NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C LBN02 2,509 NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD A/C LDG01 2,514,541 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 811706 1,182,932 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LGQ01 727,647 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) A/C 881071 8,282 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LGG01 116,556 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LGL01 474,332 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LGE01 16,532 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LLV01 56,721 NORTRUST NOMINEES A/C LGU01 900,000 NORTHERN TRUST A/C CNF01 19,118 CITYBANK LONDON A/C 6008054495 40,156 CITYBANK LONDON A/C 6008754888 68,078 TOTAL HOLDING 35,520,528 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 3,986,641 - BENEFICIAL 848,548 - NON-BENEFICIAL 6) Percentage of issued class 1.71 - BENEFICIAL 0.36 - NON-BENEFICIAL 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued class N/A 9)Class of security ORDINARY 25P 10)Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11)Date company informed 31 JANUARY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 35,520,528 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.22% OF WHICH 12.50% IS HELD BENEFICIALLY 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries ROGER MILLER 020 7901 3455 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification - ROGER MILLER, GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification: 1 FEBRUARY 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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