RNS Number:4200U
Big Food Group PLC
20 January 2004
Letter to: The Big Food Group PLC
Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI
I hereby inform you that as at 14 January 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 11.15%.
Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.
The issued capital of 343,115,056 is the latest figure available to us.
Letter from: Barclays PLC
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
BIG FOOD GROUP SEDOL: 0455871
As at 14 January 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 38,271,869 ORD GBP0.10 representing 11.15 % of the
issued share capital of 343,115,056 units.
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
ABBEYUTTL-6010782807-VIDACOS N ABBEYUTT 79,371
ABPEURUKQ-872482-MELLON NOMINE ABPEURUK 1,023,490
ABUEURTTL-8003168-MORGAN NOMIN ABUEURTT 71,041
ACEEQTTTL-501577191-BT GLOBENE ACEEOTTT 34,968
ALEXITTTL-28166-CHASE NOMINEES ALEXITTT 1,099,632
ALMUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA ALMLUFTT 182,043
ALNPAWEUR-EXPORT-EXPORT ALNPAWEU 3,849
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES ASTEXMTT 676,611
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 13,338,765
AXATRKTTL-845315-MIDLAND BANK AXATRKTT 3,889
B2350FTTL-19499-CHASE MANHATTA B2350FTT 38,590
Barclays Noms Monument R97 599
BARGRGTTL-20717-CHASE MANHATTA BARGRGTT 14,616
BDFORDTTL-BCP01-NORTHERN TRUST BDFORDTT 19,625
BDUKEQTTL-N3YZ-STATE STREET BDUKEOTT 21,717
BEUREQTTL-N3B2-STATE STREET BEUREOTT 15,530
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 156,652
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 231,997
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOFDUK 88,597
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUE 409,831
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUK 237,367
BLFEDRTTL-28269-CHASE NOMINEES BLFEDRTT 44,007
BLFEPDTTL-28270-CHASE NOMINEES BLFEPDTT 192,945
BLFEPDUKQ-28270-CHASE NOMINEES BLFEPDUK 109,618
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 3,206,808
BNB PARIBAS 601165 138,091
BRKSPFTTL-813168-MIDLAND BANK BRKSPFTT 299,081
BTPOOLEUR-16315-CHASE MANHATTA BTPOOLEU 73,012
BUCAPTUEA-19503-CHASE MANHATTA BUCAPTUE 126,896
BUCAPTUKQ-19503-CHASE MANHATTA BUCAPTUK 45,375
BUDISTUKA-19514-CHASE MANHATTA BUDISTUK 49,195
BUEXINTTL-19520-CHASE MANHATTA BUEXINTT 416,658
BUFIVE350-19508-CHASE MANHATTA BUFIVE35 238,946
BUGENRTTL-19507-CHASE MANHATTA BUGENRTT 126,922
BUGENRUEA-19507-CHASE MANHATTA BUGENRUE 263,294
BUINCMTTL-19505-CHASE MANHATTA BUINCMTT 50,463
BUINVFTTL-19518-CHASE MANHATTA BUINVFTT 219,277
BUKEQUTTL-N3B6-STATE STREET BUKEOUTT 165,324
BUSPCSUKQ-19519-CHASE MANHATTA BUSPCSUK 819,548
BUTRSFTTL-19512-CHASE MANHATTA BUTRSFTT 13,679
CAAPENTTL-CVS21-NORTHERN TRUST CAAPENTT 464,248
CEULIPTTL-367748-BANK OF NEW Y CEULIPTT 1,105,407
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT 188,088
CHRSTHUKX-16621-CHASE MANHATTA CHRSTHUK 55,973
CHUCOMTTL-31961-CHASE NOMINEES CHUCOMTT 488,038
CLTWORTTL-392177-BANK OF NEW Y CLTWORTT 90,652
COUEUKTTL-3920670-BANK OF NEW Y COUEUKTT 1,318,569
DENTSTUKA-16644-CHASE MANHATTA DENTSTUK 176,320
DUNSWRUKA-16612-CHASE MANHATTA DUNSWRUK 94,763
DYFEDXUKA-772823-MIDLAND BANK DYFEDXUK 698,427
FFP350TTL-221476-BNY (OCS) NOM FFP350TT 106,571
FFPONGTTL-221428-BANK OF NEW Y FFPONGTT 183,505
FKRUSSTTL-501562755-BANKERS TR FKRUSSTT 696,556
FRNUKQTTL-501575013-BANKERS TR FRNUKOTT 145,139
GMITRNTTL-25772-CHASE MANHATTA GMITRNTT 196,288
GODUNYEUR-16281-CHASE MANHATTA GODUNYEU 76,330
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 527191 1,834,209
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 536747 434,645
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 552942 201,554
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888 33,755
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421 61,293
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966 170,588
JAPTIFEUR-N033BNGI-BROWN BROTH JAPTIFEU 7,425
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 126,110
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK BTGF01IE 76,330
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK BTGF05IE 73,012
JPTRAVEUR-EXPORT-EXPORT JPTRAVEU 5,117
KIOGEQUKA-387173-BNY (OCS) NOM KIOGEOUK 245,176
MARKIPTTL-814537-MIDLAND BANK MARKIPTT 25,130
MAZPENEUR-EXPORT-EXPORT MAZPENEU 6,426
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN0241E 4,428
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN033IE 7,425
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610 168,167
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069 71,864
NUFFOUTTL-TNF01-NORTRUST NOMIN NUFFOUTT 106,740
NUFGENUKA-16901-CHASE MANHATTA NUFGENUK 47,051
PGUKALTTL-613363-CITIBANK NA PGUKALTT 502,853
POWYSFTTL-16649-CHASE MANHATTA POWYSFTT 14,780
PPPMEDUKQ-8002238-DEUTSCHE BAN PPPMEDUK 46,380
PTMA11TTL-27717-CHASE NOMINEES PTMA11TT 254,342
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 18,138
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 7,031
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 3,500
ROYLIVTTL-LIV02-NORTRUST NOMIN ROYLIVTT 296,905
SCTPEQTLC-SCOO6-NORTRUST NOMIN SCTPEOTL 116,537
STHWRKUKQ-16669-CHASE MANHATTA STHWRKUK 26,258
STJPUTTTL-683013-BANK OF NEW Y STJPUTTT 4,982
Sumitomo TB BNN029IE 6,426
Sumitomo TB BNN031IE 3,849
Sumitomo TB BNN036IE 5,117
TORFAEUKQ-003002-MELLON NOMINE TORFAEUK 31,839
TOSPENEUR-EXPORT-EXPORT TOSPENEU 9,238
TPGEQUTTL-6948809986-CITIBANK TPGEOUTT 265,573
TRIBUNTTL-18243-CHASE MANHATTA TRIBUNTT 44,013
TRICOLTTL-034 954 100008 NORTR TRICOLTT 25,052
TTRUCKEUR-EXPORT-EXPORT TTRUCKEU 4,428
UNIAEQTTL-USF12-NORTHERN TRUST UNIAEOTT 629,793
UNLVERUKQ-USF06-NORTHERN TRUST UNLVERUK 75,268
WELLCOTTL-JD12-STATE STREET WELLCOTT 170,378
WINUKPTTL-6010640794-VIDACOS N WINUKPTT 91,990
WOOIMFTTL-214074-BANK OF NEW Y WOOIMFTT 18,561
WOOUSFTTL-214075-BANK OF NEW Y WOOUSFTT 1,459,400
Group Holding 38,271,869
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT - ALL
BIG FOOD GROUP SEDOL: 0455871
As at 14 January 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 38,271,869 ORD GBP0.10 representing 11.15 % of the
issued share capital of 343,115,056 units.
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 27,245 0.0079
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 17,592,315 5.1272
Gerrard Ltd 28,669 0.0084
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd 2,933,444 0.8549
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,114,166 0.9076
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 1,124,444 0.3277
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 599 0.0002
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 149,342 0.0435
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 126,110 0.0368
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 13,175,535 3.8400
Group Holding 38,271,869 11.1542
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