15th Jul 2005 10:37
Cobham PLC15 July 2005 LETTER TO: COBHAM PLCDATED: 13 JULY 2005 Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198 Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & GeneralGroup plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your company: Material Interest HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 436,240HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775237 785,550HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942199 3,000,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942229 2,739,105HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217 2,745,656HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942205 1,831,050HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187 2,690,519HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245 4,370,940HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007 284,920HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 28,076,850HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197 194,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332 201,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 969995 1,715,180HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605 6,090,000HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 1,693,800 56,854,810 5.06% We currently have a notifiable interest in 56,854,810 shares which we understandrepresents 5.06% of that class of your share capital calculated on an issuedshare capital of 1,121,799,870 shares. LETTER FROM: LEGAL & GENERAL Helen Lewis Helen Tasker Authorised Signatory Authorised Signatory LETTER TO: COBHAM PLCDATED: 12 JULY 2005 COBHAM PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL B07KD36 This notification is prompted by the recent consolidation of shares, re-denominating the ordinary shares of GBP0.25 (Sedol 0343006) to GBP0.025(Sedol B07KD36). This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.025 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary ofAviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited thatimmediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification aroseMorley Fund Management Limited were interested in 56,734,290 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after thetime when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc wereinterested in 56,734,290 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentageinterest in the shares of 5.06%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which thisnotification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set outin the attached Appendix: Aviva plc. If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group holdinterests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a writtenrequest and we will be happy to supply this information. We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. If you wish usto confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know. LETTER FROM: DIANE THIRKETTLE for and on behalf of Aviva plc APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 4,120,530 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 45,458,220 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 1,268,930 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 5,886,610 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 5.06% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 1,121,799,870 APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 4,120,530 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 45,458,220 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 1,268,930 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 5,886,610 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 5.06% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 1,121,799,870 LETTER: COBHAM PLCDATED: 12 JULY 2005 COBHAM PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0343006 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 9 June 2005and is prompted by the recent consolidation of shares, re-denominating theordinary shares of GBP0.25 (Sedol 0343006) to GBP0.025 (Sedol B07KD36). This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.25 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary ofAviva plc). 1.1 Morley Fund Management Limited no longer have a notifiable interest inthe shares. 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 Aviva plc no longer have a notifiable interest in the shares. LETTER FROM: DIANE THIRKETTLE for and on behalf of Aviva plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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