Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3677Q
Laird Group PLC
18 March 2008




TR-1(i):               Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                Laird Group plc
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of   
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             
Other (please specify):___________________________________________                           

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
(iii):

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):
                                                                 Registered Holder:

                                                                 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
                                                                                3,229,252*

                                                                 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                                                              7,818,463*

                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited


                                                                                680,322*

                                                                 CUIM Nominee Limited

                                                                               2,545,107*

                                                                 * denotes direct interest

                                                                 BNP Paribas - London

                                                                 116,941

                                                                 Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                 2,216,754

                                                                 State Street Nominees Limited

                                                                 1,302,151

                                                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited

                                                                 1,183,642

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is   17 March 2008
crossed or reached if different)(v):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                18 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  7% to 8% Change at Direct Interest level

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction (vi)
 if possible      Number of  Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares     Voting     shares       ix
CODE                         Rights
                             viii       Direct       Direct  x    Indirect xi  Direct       Indirect


Ordinary Shares


GB00B1VNST91      17,764,671 17,764,671 14,273,144   14,273,144   4,819,488    8.05%        2.72%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.


                                                 N/A




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


19,092,632                                         10.77%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
                                                     See Section 4


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                           See Section 4

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

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


13. Additional information:                  Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of
                                             177,262,248

14. Contact name:                                 Neil Whittaker

15. Contact telephone number:                     01603 684420



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