Holding(s) in Company

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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