1st Mar 2006 09:35
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESAll relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.1. Name of listed company 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest GKN PLC FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC. 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is regarding the if more than one holder, the number of holding of the shareholder named in shares held by each of them 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the Bank of New York - 1,006,212 case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse JP Morgan/Chase - 60,703,565 or children under the age of 18 Citibank - 901,086 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2. Clydesdale Bank plc - 2,199,430 Euroclear - 93,690 HSBC Bank plc - 889,136 Mellon Bank - 3,159,334 Merrill Lynch Intl Ltd - 2,121,840 Northern Trust Company - 1,641,255 Royal Trust Corp of Canada - 7,635,507 State Street Nominees Limited - 5,380,597 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of shares/amount of issued class (any amount of stock issued class (any stock acquired treasury shares disposed treasury shares held held by the by the listed companyN/A listed company NOT KNOWN should not be taken should not be into account when taken into calculating account when percentage) calculating percentage) NOT KNOWN N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date listed transaction company informed ORDINARY SHARES OF 50P EACH NOT KNOWN 28TH FEBRUARY 2006 12.Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company85,731,652 should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 11.98% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries DECREASE IN NOTIFIABLE INTEREST PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED AT 12% LEVEL CHRISTOPHER WINTERS - 01527 533383 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this Notification CHRISTOPHER WINTERS SENIOR SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT Date of notification : 1ST MARCH 2006 ENDGKN PLCRelated Shares:
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