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11th Nov 2009 16:11

RNS Number : 3603C

Laird PLC

11 November 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Laird PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	10 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below the threshold of 10%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1VN	19,120,298	19,120,298	182,000	182,000	16,635,325	0.103%	9.370%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
CFD				211,166	Nominal	Delta
					0.119%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,028,491

9.592%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 35822	55,000
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c 41407	549,208
Morgan Stanley Nominees Limited	A/c 04F607602	11,166
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	338,687
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	152,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 03449	835,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05577	231,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05576	2,665,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 27642	40,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07197	142,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 11121	35,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	5,217
Morgan Stanley Nominees Limited	A/c 36199142	200,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07203	123,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21667	49,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 34789	221,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07196	70,000
Roy Nominees	A/c 104450	150,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	450,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	500,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	730,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10496	2,699,985
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	1,720,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10488	640,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10495	1,855,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10489	1,147,465
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10490	655,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 30337	162,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	595,263
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	5,350
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05577	115,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 05576	1,332,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 27642	20,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07197	71,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	2,608
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07203	61,750
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 21667	24,750
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 34789	110,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07196	35,000
Roy Nominees	A/c 104450	75,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	225,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 18667	250,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10469	365,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10492	860,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10488	320,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10490	327,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 30337	81,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 31348	297,631

14. Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 20 7464 5000

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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