Holding(s) in Company
January 12 2004 - 7:14AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:1110U
Kesa Electricals plc
12 January 2004
KESA ELECTRICALS PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant paragraphs should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company
Kesa Electricals plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital
Guardian Trust Company, Capital Research and Management Company and Capital
International Limited.
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
As 2 above.
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
(A) Capital Guardian Trust Company
Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares
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Bank of New York Nominees 6,720
Total 6,720
(B) Capital International Limited
Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares
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Bank of New York Nominees 1,745,236
Northern Trust 351,868
Chase Nominees Limited 668,995
Bankers Trust 1,021,980
Morgan Guaranty 90,140
Nortrust Nominees 780,690
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 71,700
Deutsche Bank AG 343,471
HSBC Bank plc 364,724
Mellon Bank N.A. 20,307
Total 5,459,111
(C) Capital Research and Management Company
Registered Holder Number of Ordinary Shares
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State Street Nominees Limited 214,518
Chase Nominees Limited 36,916,004
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 62,500
Total 37,193,022
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
Not notified.
6. Percentage of issued class
Not notified.
7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
Not notified.
8. Percentage of issued class
Not notified.
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("ordinary shares")
10.Date of transaction
Not notified
11.Date company informed
9th January 2004
12.Total holding following this notification
42,658,853 ordinary shares
13.Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
8.056%
14.Any additional information
None
15.Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Simon Enoch 020 7269 1400
16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Simon Enoch (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 12th January 2004
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