19th Apr 2005 15:14
Cobham PLC19 April 2005 Letter to Cobham PlcLetter dated 18 April 2005 COBHAM PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0343006 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 24 November2004 and is prompted by purchases totalling 133,235 on 15 April 2005. 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 of Aviva plc). 1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 6,760,060 shares. 1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in 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 the time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were interested in 6,760,060 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in the shares of 6.06%. 2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out in the below Appendix: Aviva plc. 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. The Company Secretary 18 April 2005Cobham plc APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 567,820 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,989,117 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 393,799 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 809,324 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 6.06% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 111,606,905 The Company Secretary 18 April 2005Cobham plc APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 567,820 (Material)Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,989,117 (Material)Chase Nominees Ltd 393,799 (Material)CUIM Nominee Ltd 809,324 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 6.06%ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 111,606,905 Letter from Aviva plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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