RNS Number:3893N
Laing(John) PLC
10 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of company

JOHN LAING PLC


2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest

AMVESCAP PLC


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

ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS


4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED                  28,140,122

HSBC NOMINEES LIMITED                     3,141,526

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                    1,517,529

BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LIMITED         1,572,792

NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LIMITED           490,000

CM INVESTMENT NOMINEES                    9,638


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


N/A

6) Percentage of issued class


N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


625,000

8) Percentage of issued class



0.3538%

9)Class of security



ORDINARY 25P



   10)Date of transaction



 1 JULY 2003



11)Date company informed



 9 JULY 2003

12) Total holding following this notification



 34,871,607

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



 19.73%


14) Any additional information



 THE ABOVE HOLDING INCLUDES THE FOLOWING NOTIFIABLE HOLDINGS AND THE RELATED
PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY IS SHOWN IN
BRACKETS THEREAFTER: INVESCO PERPETUAL HIGH INCOME FUND HOLDS 9,371,374 SHARES
(5.30%)AND INVESCO PERPETUAL UK GROWTH FUND HOLDS 6,786,329 SHARES (3.84%).
EACH OF THESE HOLDINGS ARE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED.



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



     ROGER MILLER 020 7647 8808


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification - ROGER MILLER

    Date of notification: 10 JULY 2003





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