Holding(s) in Company
November 21 2003 - 6:44AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3497S
Laird Group PLC
21 November 2003
DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1) NAME OF COMPANY
THE LAIRD GROUP
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) ( %) of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
8) ( %) of issued Class
9) Class of security
ORDINARY
10) Date of transaction
11) Date company informed
21/11/03
12) Total holding following this notification
8,724,660
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.1%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
D. HUDSON
020 7468 4040
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification 21/11/03
To: Laird Group Plc
Dated: 20 November, 2003
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 schedule below.
From: Franklin Templeton Investments
SCHEDULE
LAIRD GROUP PLC
OUTSTANDING SHARES 143,141,694
REGISTERED HOLDER NO OF SHARES % OF CLASS
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 6,452,011 4.5074%
HSBC Bank Plc 48,400 0.0338%
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 329,243 0.2300%
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES 271,900 0.1900%
Bank One NA 19,800 0.0138%
ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA 969,816 0.6775%
Citibank Nominees 30,800 0.0215%
MELLON BANK NA 602,690 0.4210%
TOTAL 8,724,660 6.0951%
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