3rd Apr 2006 16:50
Laird Group PLC03 April 2006 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 A 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. PLEASE SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 3.4.06 12) Total holding following this notification 7,400,961 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.6% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ............... 3 April 2006 To: Laird Group Plc Dated: 31 March 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 30 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 4.63%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below. The issued capital of 159,810,676 is the latest figure available to us. Letter from: Barclays PLC LEGAL ENTITY REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 30 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,had a notifiable interest in 7,400,961 ORD GBP0.25 representing 4.63% of theissued share capital of 159,810,676 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 1,015,000 .6351Barclays Global Investors N.A. 10,942 .0068Barclays Global Investors Ltd 5,679,362 3.5538Gerrard Ltd 32,118 .0201Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 191,342 .1197Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 440,026 .2753Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 32,171 .0201 Group Holding 7,400,961 4.6309 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT LAIRD GROUP SEDOL: 0500522 As at 30 March 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listedbelow, had a notifiable interest in 7,400,961 ORD GBP0.25 representing 4.63%of the issued share capital of 159,810,676 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 440,026BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -15,000BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 15,000BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 97,195 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 85,550 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 3,844,745 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 53,526Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0112 00100281901 101,300Clydesdale Nominees CAZ0212 00100281902 913,700INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,096INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 7,846JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16331 47,687JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16341 90,129JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 16400 1,526,550 JP MORGAN(BGI CUSTODY) 18409 125,322JPMorgan Chase Bank 32,171R C Greig Nominees Limited 27,740R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 2,447R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 1,931 Total 7,400,961 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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