12th Apr 2005 10:09
Laird Group PLC11 April 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 AXA S.A. 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. PLEASE 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 11.4.05 12) Total holding following this notification 5,179,683 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.26% 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 MARION DOWNIE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date of Notification 11th APRIL 2005 LETTER TO: LAIRD GROUP PLCDATED: 8 APRIL 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIESACT 1985 ("THE ACT") LAIRD GROUP This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA InvestmentManagers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and itsGroup Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 6,998,774 ord 25p in the 158,790,759share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arosepursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficialinterest of 5,179,683 shares (3.26%), and a non-beneficial interest of 1,819,091shares (1.15%). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this noticerelates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 07/04/05,is as per the Appendix below. This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interestholding from 2.51% to 3.26% FROM: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS UK LTD DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 LAIRD GROUP ord 25p Total number of shares held as at 07/04/05 was 6,998,774 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered asCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial owners AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 702,231 Trustees of HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedUK Growth Fund AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) UK Growth Fund Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845005 AXA World Funds 30,463 Trustees of Vidacos NomineesBritish Equities Fund AXA World Funds London(Non-Beneficial) British Equities Fund Sun Life Nominees Ltd 22,601 Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 20 Pension Scheme Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Princes Food Ltd Pepys Street Royal Liver Building London EC3N 4DA Pierhead a/c 777094 Liverpool L3 1NX Sun Life Nominees Ltd 37,975 Trustees of the Cobham HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 29 Pension Plan Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Brook Road Pepys Street Wimborne London EC3N 4DA Dorset DH21 2BH a/c 777167 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 8,051 Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 31 (1977) Pension Scheme Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Princes Food Ltd Pepys Street Royal Liver Building London EC3N 4DA Pierhead a/c 785078 Liverpool L3 1NX Sun Life Nominees Ltd 9,488 Eldridge Pope Pension Fund HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c 32 Mariner House(Non-Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 873426 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 75,000 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c ? Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 396,669 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 1,423,931 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c X Mariner House(Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 3,235,883 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedA/c X Mariner House(Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867372 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 55,000 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) 1 Riding House Street London W1A 3AS a/c S66 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 3,200 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited(Beneficial) ONE CANADA SQUARE LONDON E14 5AL AXA General Unit Trust 377,133 HSBC Global Custody Nominee HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited(Non-Beneficial) (UK) Limited Mariner House as Trustees of the Trust Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 880868 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 631,149 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Chase Nominees LtdEquity Fund Equity Fund a/c 00994(Non-Beneficial) Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street London EC1 Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 5,179,683 3.26 Total Non-Beneficial Interest 1,819,091 1.15 Total 6,998,774 4.41% * AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employee retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing control over the issuer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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