Holding(s) in Company
20 3월 2003 - 12:40AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:9359I
Laird Group PLC
19 March 2003
DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1) NAME OF COMPANY
THE LAIRD GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC
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
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
SEE BELOW
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
6) ( N/A %) of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
8) ( N/A %) of issued Class
9) Class of security
ORDINARY
10) Date of transaction
18/3/03
11) Date company informed
19/3/03
12) Total holding following this notification
8,521,163
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.96%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
MISS A. M. DOWNIE
020 7468 4040
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification ...19/3/03.....
Letter to Laird Group Plc
S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests
We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates perform investment
management and advisory services for clients on a global basis.
We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,
as detailed in the attached schedule.
LAIRD GROUP PLC
Outstanding Shares 142,881,694
Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class
Chase Nominees Ltd 6,849,121 4.7936%
State Street Nominees Limited 174,976 0.1225%
Bank of New York Nominees 56,510 0.0396%
Royal Trust Corp of Canada 815,516 0.5708%
Deutsche Bank AG 24,250 0.0170%
Clydesdale Bank PLC 600,790 0.4205%
TOTAL 8,521,163 5.9638%
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