30th Jan 2006 09:55
Kesa Electricals plc30 January 2006 KESA ELECTRICALS PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant paragraphs should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company Kesa Electricals plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 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 2 above.4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Registered Holder Number of Ordinary SharesNorthern Trust London 2,077,327 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,591,900 Bank of New York Brussels 572,700 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDON (S 320,077 Mellon Bank 198,100 CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S 189,235 JP Morgan Chase Bank 102,800 Clydesdale Bank plc 39,300 CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON 20,100 Dexia Privatbank 20,900 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 1,201,600 State Street Bank and TR Co 941,124 Northern Trust Co 457,800 Bank of New York 449,200 JP Morgan Chase Bank 390,800 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 3,400,000 Northern Trust London 258,100 State Street Bank and TR Co 107,000 Mellon Bank N.A. 80,000 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 6,313,892 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 3,901,381 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 2,140,800 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 373,400 Northern Trust London 291,900 Bank of New York Brussels 270,200 State Street Bank and TR Co LNDN (S 249,536 Master Trust Bank of Japan 78,104 Bank of New York Europe LDN 2,665,415 BNP PARIBAS, Paris 781,400 State Street Bank and TR Co 378,000 State Street Hong Kong 28,700 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not notified. 6. Percentage of issued class Not notified. 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not notified. 8. Percentage of issued class Not notified. 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("ordinary shares") 10. Date of transaction Not notified. 11. Date Company informed 30 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 29,890,791 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.64% 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Simon Enoch 020 7269 1400 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Simon Enoch (Company Secretary)Date of notification: 30 January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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