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Laird Group PLC06 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY THE LAIRD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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. PLEASE SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed 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 listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date listed company informed 6.12.06 12) Total holding following this notification 12,034,734 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 6.08% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Dominic Hudson 020 7468 4040 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Dominic J.L. Hudson Secretary & General Counsel Date of Notification ______ 6 December 2006 AMENDMENT 3 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Laird Group Plc 2. Notifiable interest: Ordinary Shares A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (see Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Schedule A Security: LAIRD GROUP PLC AMENDMENT 3 Current ownership percentage: 6.08% Total Shares Held 12,034,734 Shares in issue: 198,065,612 Change in holdings since last filing: +1,668,477 ordinary shares SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED COMPANY NAME 343,700 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 278,600 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 243,300 FPM MELLON BANK 188,300 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 185,900 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 108,400 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON 60,900 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 7,250,834 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 1,613,200 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 1,090,900 FII BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 670,700 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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