Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0702S
Laird Group PLC
10 April 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                                 Laird Group Plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                            Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):
                                                             

3. Full name of person(s) subject to
notification obligation:                                     Lloyds TSB Group Plc
                                                             

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                            
different from 3):                                           Jersey Nominees Ltd
                                                             Perry Nominees Ltd   
                                                             Boltro Nominees Ltd
                                                        Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd
                                                          State Street Nominees Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on                             9th April 2008
which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
                                                               

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                               10th April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
                                                               Fallen below 3%




8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of    Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           triggering transaction
                 Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting
If possible use  shares       voting       shares                                rights
ISIN code                     rights

                                                        Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect
    B1VNST9      5,368,542     5,368,542    5,087,542                5,087,542                  2.868

 ORD GBP0.28125


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights
     5,087,542                                             2.868



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
1,019 Shares are held by Jersey Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



5,006 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



88 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



6,195 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



5,075,234 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Group Plc.




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


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:


14 Contact name:                                                      Central Disclosure Unit


15. Contact telephone name:                                             [phone]





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name                                            Lloyds TSB Group Plc

(including legal form of legal entities)


Contact address                                      Henry Duncan House
                                                     120 George Street
(registered office for legal entities)               Edinburgh
                                                     EH2 4LH

Phone number & email                                 [phone]


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit


Contact address                                      2nd Floor

                                                     31/33 Perrymount Road

                                                     Haywards Heath

                                                     West Sussex

                                                     RH16 3SP
Phone number & email                                 [phone]



                                                     [e-mail]
Other useful information



(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)


C: Additional information





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