Friday 07 May, 2010
Laird PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 5682L Laird PLC 07 May 2010
|
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
|
|
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
|
Laird plc
|
|
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
|
|
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
|
|
|
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
|
|
|
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
|
|
|
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
|
|
|
Other (please specify):
|
On market transfer between indirect and direct funds
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
|
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
|
|
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
|
Registered Holder:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
|
3,539,962*
|
|
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited
|
29,808,678*
|
|
Chase Nominees Limited
|
789,200*
|
|
CUIM Nominee Limited
|
496,083*
|
|
Vidacos Nominees Limited
|
11,640*
|
|
* denotes direct interest
|
|
|
BNP Paribas - London
|
385,452
|
|
Chase Nominees Limited
|
2,336,664
|
|
State Street Nominees Limited
|
4,525,003
|
|
Vidacos Nominees Limited
|
81,835
|
|
|
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
|
06 May 2010
|
|
6. Date on which issuer notified:
|
07 May 2010
|
|
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
|
12% to 13% Change at Direct Interest Level
|
|
8. Notified details:
|
|
A: Voting rights attached to shares
|
|
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
|
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
|
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Number
of
Voting
Rights
|
Number
of shares
|
Number of voting
rights
|
% of voting rights
|
|
Direct
|
Direct
|
Indirect
|
Direct
|
Indirect
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
Direct 34,605,563
Indirect 7,368,954
|
Direct 34,605,563
Indirect 7,368,954
|
41,974,517
|
34,645,563
|
7,328,954
|
13.01%
|
2.75%
|
|
GB00B1VNST91
|
|
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
|
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
|
|
Type of financial
instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/
Conversion
Period
|
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
|
% of voting
rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
|
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
|
|
Type of financial
instrument
|
Exercise
price
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/
Conversion
period
|
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
|
% of voting rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nominal
|
Delta
|
|
|
|
|
Total (A+B+C)
|
|
Number of voting rights
|
Percentage of voting rights
|
|
41,974,517
|
15.76%
|
|
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
|
|
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)
|
|
Proxy Voting:
|
|
10. Name of the proxy holder:
|
See Section 4
|
|
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
|
|
|
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
|
|
|
13. Additional information:
|
Figures are based on a total number of voting rights in issue of 266,302,206
|
|
14. Contact name:
|
Neil Whittaker
|
|
15. Contact telephone number:
|
01603 684420
|
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLARMATMBMMBPM
|
|