Williams Plc - Holdings in Company

RNS Number:6616G
Williams Plc


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WILLIAMS PLC

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

HOLDING OF THE FRANKLIN RESOURCES GROUP

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)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 28P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

-

11)  Date company informed

02.03.2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

58,849,890
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.06%

14)  Any additional information

RECENT PURCHASES OF SHARES HAVE RESULTED IN HOLDING MOVING THROUGH ONE FULL
PERCENTAGE POINT

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR M STRATTON COMPANY SECRETARY     [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification ..3 MARCH 2000.............

WILLIAMS PLC

REGISTERED HOLDER           NUMBER OF SHARES              % OF CLASS

Chase Nominees Ltd             8,101,250                    1.1093%

Bankers Trust Company            184,000                    0.0252%

Northern Trust Company         2,672,945                    0.3660%

State Street Nominees Limited  3,921,670                    0.5370%

Bank of New York, London      36,951,059                    5.0599%

Citibank Nominees Limited      1,675,405                    0.2294%

Bank of New York Europe Ltd       81,300                    0.0111%

Cede & Company (ADR)           1,574,190                    0.2156%

Midland Bank PLC               3,576,071                    0.4897%

HSBC Bank PLC                    112,000                    0.0153%

TOTAL                         58,849,890                    8.0586%


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WILLIAMS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

KLEINWORT BENSON GROUP PLC

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

HOLDING OF THE KLEINWORT BENSON GROUP PLC

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

KBS GENERAL NOMINEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 28P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

-

11)  Date company informed

03.03.2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

-
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

14)  Any additional information

KLEINWORT BENSON HAS INFORMED WILLIAMS THAT IT NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE
INTEREST IN THE COMPANY

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR M STRATTON COMPANY SECRETARY      [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .3 MARCH 2000.............


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