21st Feb 2005 16:36
Laird Group PLC21 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 19.2.05 12) Total holding following this notification 20,524,664 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.00% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARION DOWNIE 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 21 FEBRUARY 2005 LETTER TO: LAIRD GROUP PLC 17 February 2005 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 16 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legalentities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in thecapital of your Company of 13.00%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed. The issued capital of 157,927,259 is the latest figure available to us. From: Geoff Smith Manager Secretarial Services LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 16 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 20,524,664 ORD GBP0.25 representing 13.00% of theissued share capital of 157,927,259 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 154,245 .0977Barclays Global Investors Ltd 8,890,424 5.6294 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 472,146 .2990Gerrard Ltd 8,007 .0051Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd 990,621 .6273Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,377,732 2.1388Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,015,000 .6427Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,362,713 3.3957Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 38,103 .0241Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 215,673 .1366 Group Holding 20,524,664 12.9964 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 16 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 20,524,664 ORD GBP0.25 representing 13.00%of the issued share capital of 157,927,259 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BANK OF IRELAND 4239749 100,093 BANK OF NEW YORK 214074 5,545BANK OF NEW YORK 214075 525,149 BANK OF NEW YORK 221428 67,646BANK OF NEW YORK 367748 501,481BANK OF NEW YORK 392067 577,466 BANK OF NEW YORK 392177 42,599 BANK OF NEW YORK 768198 31,879 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 38,103 BNP PARIBAS 75,163 BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 221476 48,282 BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD 387173 96,826 BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 67,183 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 501577191 12,900 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16669 24,643 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 18243 18,285 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19518 34,334CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19519 239,264CHASE NOMINEES LTD 19520 186,329 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 6,809,380CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 224,739 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 25772 67,314 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27793 11,103 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27795 16,581CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27797 14,084CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27799 55,610 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 27800 115,789 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 63,637 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 102,619 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 31961 203,356 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 35950 18,161 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 31,036 CITIBANK 6010613363 218,834 CITIBANK 6010640794 39,914 CITIBANK 6010782807 38,142 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 01002819 101,300 Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 01002819 913,700 DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON 8003168 128,208 HSBC 813168 142,534 HSBC 814537 10,679 HSBC 845315 8,711 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 162,610 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 92,564 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,439 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,446 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 609,589 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,802,779 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 42,705 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 56,890 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 92,863 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 172,891JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16344 55,826 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16345 93,676JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,692,766 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16612 40,052 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16621 23,877 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16644 82,751 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16901 15,930 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 77,989JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 19514 20,247 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27795 57,117 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 27799 105,527 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 28166 493,979 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 29514 112,455 JPM FRANKFURT 27717 55,286 JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171 JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,132 JPMorgan Chase Bank 43,642 JPMorgan Chase Bank 47,300 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 215,673 KAS ASSOCIATES 3507261 13,702 MELLON BANK ABGFZ872482 448,818 MELLON BANK TGGF0003002 16,713 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 95,214 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 118,210 MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC) 772823 285,815 NORTHERN TRUST BCP04 11,122 NORTHERN TRUST CVS21 163,951 NORTHERN TRUST SC006 50,546 NORTHERN TRUST TNF01 46,610NORTHERN TRUST TRG01 6,311 NORTHERN TRUST USF06 31,526 NORTHERN TRUST USF12 288,806 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 130,946 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 150,693 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 31,338 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 5,817 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 2,190 STATE STREET 2R12 21,826 STATE STREET JD12 76,503 STATE STREET N3B6 44,226 STATE STREET N3YZ 4,458 Group Holding 20,524,664 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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