24th Jan 2005 16:21
Cobham PLC24 January 2005 Letter to: Cobham PLCDated: 21 January 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") COBHAM plc This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 4,327,395 ord GBP 0.25 shares in the 111,606,905 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 3,500,066 shares (3.14%), and a non-beneficial interest of 827,329 shares (0.74%). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 20/01/05, is as per the Appendix below. This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest holding from 2.98% to 3.14% From: AXA Investment Managers UK Limited DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 COBHAM plc ord GBP 0.25 shares Total number of shares held as at 20/01/05 was 4,327,395 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered asCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial owners AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 6,342 Trustees of HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedExtra Income Fund AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Extra Income Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845030 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 75,000 Trustees of HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedDistribution Fund AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Distribution Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 346,634 Trustees of HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedUK Equity Income Fund AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) UK Equity Income Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845017 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 100,000 Trustees of HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedUK Opportunities Fund AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) UK Opportunities Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 889598 PPP Healthcare Group plc 60,000 Guardian Royal Exchange plc Chase Nominees Ltd(Non-Beneficial) and Subs. Cos a/c 13067 Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 2,309 Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 20 Pension Scheme Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Princes Food Ltd Pepys Street Royal Liver Building London EC3N 4DA Pierhead a/c 777094 Liverpool L3 1NX Sun Life Nominees Ltd 852 Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 31 (1977) Pension Scheme Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Princes Food Ltd Pepys Street Royal Liver Building London EC3N 4DA Pierhead a/c 785078 Liverpool L3 1NX Sun Life Nominees Ltd 989 Eldridge Pope Pension Fund HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 32 Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 873426 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 17,092 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c ? Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 43,906 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 149,874 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c X Mariner House(Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 355,433 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c X Mariner House(Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867372 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 977,821 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 325,000 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c X Mariner House(Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867050 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 1,050 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) 1 Riding House Street London W1A 3AS a/c S66 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 2,940 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited(Beneficial) ONE CANADA SQUARE LONDON E14 5AL Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 150,000 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Sun Life International (Beneficial) Isle of Man Limited a/c a/c SLI 11 AXA France 149,737 (Registration details available(Non-Beneficial) upon request) AXA Colonia Konzern 3,566 (Registration details available(Beneficial) upon request) AXA Insurance UK 150,000 AXA Free Chase Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) A/C BTO1C AXA Sun Life plc 1,223,384 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 107 CheapsideAssurance Society plc) Assurance Society plc) London EC2V 6DU(Beneficial) AXA General Insurance Ltd 100,000 Guardian Royal Exchange plc Chase Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) and Subs. Cos a/c 13067 Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 68,340 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Chase Nominees LtdEquity Fund Equity Fund a/c 00994(Non-Beneficial) Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 AXA Financial, Inc * 17,126 Alliance Capital Management LP -(Non-Beneficial) See note below Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 3,500,066 3.14 Total Non-Beneficial Interest 827,329 0.74 Total 4,327,395 3.88% * AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employee retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing control over the issuer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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