Friday 22 January, 2010
Laird PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 0063G Laird PLC 22 January 2010
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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Laird plc
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union
Nominees Limited 3,652,895*
Chase (GA Group)
Nominees Limited 30,736,821*
Chase Nominees Limited 1,203,630*
CUIM Nominee Limited 1,128,677*
* denotes direct interest
BNP Paribas - London 385,452
Chase Nominees Limited 2,358,094
State Street Nominees
Limited 4,881,204
Vidacos Nominees Limited 540,532
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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21 January 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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22 January 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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17% to 16% Change at Combined Interest Level
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary Shares
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45,948,938
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45,948,938
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44,887,305
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36,722,023
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8,165,282
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13.79%
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3.07%
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GB00B1VNST91
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise
price
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion
period
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Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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44,887,305
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16.86%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
- Aviva plc (Parent Company)
- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
- Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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See Section 4
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Figures are based on a total number of voting rights in issue of 266,302,206.
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14. Contact name:
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Neil Whittaker
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01603 684420
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This information is provided by RNS
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