23rd Nov 2006 16:27
Charter PLC23 November 2006 Charter plc 23rd November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed Company Charter plc 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest Barclays PLC through the following legal entities: Barclays Bank PLCBarclays Bank France SABarclays Private Bank LimitedBarclays Global Fund AdvisorsGerrard LimitedBarclays Capital IncBarclays Global Investors Japan Trust & BankingBarclays Global Investors Japan LimitedBarclays Life Assurance Co LimitedBarclays Global Investors Australia LimitedBarclays Capital Securities LimitedBarclays Global Investors Canada LimitedBarclays Global Investors LimitedBarclays Global Investors, N.A 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 In respect of shareholders named in 2. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding (if known)Bank of Ireland 1472368 67,173Bank of Ireland 258227 119,566Bank of Ireland 4239749 176,487Bank of Ireland 428900 23,000Bank Of New York 11,547Bank Of New York 210405 110,514Bank Of New York 221428 73,554Bank Of New York 367748 132,862Bank Of New York 392067 150,636Bank Of New York 768198 39,625Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55463401017 100Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55682001018 75Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55719701010 1,760Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55720601017 225Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55725801016 80Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55739301018 73Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55764522011 9Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55810101016 1,250Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55897401014 276Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55898301013 95Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55899501017 25Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X55898701011 894Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57153401010 23Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57155101016 300Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57402012012 432Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57611722017 46Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57860701010 100Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57864001010 237Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X57864301016 213Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X58217201011 30Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X58231201011 150Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X58583201014 500Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 2X58605201019 300Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4R70695401017 400Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4R71874124014 1,124Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4R73000801013 78Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4R85262312015 9Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4T35272322018 20Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4T35655501017 1,437Barclays Bank France SA- Clients 4T89499612011 400Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 147,600Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,450,787Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 84,572Barclays Global Investors Canada 12,478BNP Paribas 23,715BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd 221476 33,455BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd 387173 43,594Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 168,420Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd CREST ID 11X13 192,107Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd CREST ID 11X13 407,693Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 87,712Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 3,530,118Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 202,919Chase Nominees Ltd 25772 88,946Chase Nominees Ltd 27793 9,659Chase Nominees Ltd 27797 8,195Chase Nominees Ltd 27800 124,058Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 161,873Chase Nominees Ltd 31961 24,803CIBC Mellon Global Securities 17,159Citibank 195433 27,259Citibank 6010782807 64,268Credit Suisse Asset Management 083587 13,921Deutsche Bank London 8002041 1,706HSBC 813168 86,293HSBC 845315 7,098Investors Bank And Trust Co. 2,501,044Investors Bank And Trust Co. 590,476JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 116,252JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 341,662JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 76,445JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 146,431JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 642,636JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482 746,207JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16612 7,594JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16901 20,405JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 131,387JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 28166 410,990JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 29514 64,385JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 38245 19,219JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 40526 34,568JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,255JPMorgan Chase Bank 162,328JPMorgan Chase Bank 11,788JPMorgan Chase Bank 188,390Mellon Trust - Us Custodian 46,672Mellon Bank ABGFZ872482 193,731Mellon Trust Of New England 23,136Midland Bank (HSBC Bank plc) 635370 1,441,733Midland Bank (HSBC Bank plc) 772823 332,299Mitsui Asset 2,976Northern Trust CVS21 182,933Northern Trust IPE01 3,243Northern Trust TNF01 49,633Northern Trust UKE01 119,013Northern Trust USF12 262,098Northern Trust Bank - BGI Sepa 110,553R C Greig Nominees Limited 8,378R C Greig Nominees Limited 14,949R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 9,768R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 6,336R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 1,250R C Greig Nominees Limited A/C AK1 975R C Greig Nominees Limited A/C AK1 3,540R C Greig Nominees Limited A/C BL1 1,200R C Greig Nominees Limited A/C BL1 1,457R C Greig Nominees Limited A/C CM1 1,095State Street 2RJ2 16,269State Street N3B6 19,837State Street N3YZ 3,990State Street NE5W 5,084State Street Bank & Trust - Wi 37,354State Street Boston 119,386State Street Trust Of Canada - 40,909The Northern Trust Company - U 29,108Trust & Custody Services Bank 2,777UBS 370607.S1 5,814Zeban Nominees Limited 1,625Total 17,252,625 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not known 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not known 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not known 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Not known 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2p each 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date listed company informed 23rd November, 2006 12. Total holding following this notification Legal Entity HoldingBarclays Bank PLC 684,372Gerrard Ltd 48,948Barclays Bank France SA 10,661Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 842,663Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,450,787Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 17,541Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 162,328Barclays Global Investors Ltd 10,128,918Barclays Capital Inc 147,600Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 188,390Barclays Global Fund Advisors 590,476Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 12,478Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 2,965,838Barclays Private Bank Ltd 1,625Group Holding 17,252,625 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) Legal Entity Percentage HeldBarclays Bank PLC 0.4108Gerrard Ltd 0.0293Barclays Bank France SA 0.0064Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 0.5059Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 0.8709Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 0.0105Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 0.0974Barclays Global Investors Ltd 6.0804Barclays Capital Inc 0.0886Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 0.1131Barclays Global Fund Advisors 0.3545Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 0.0075Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 1.7804Barclays Private Bank Ltd 0.0010Group Holding 10.3567 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Nick GilesAssistant Company Secretary020 7881 7891 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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