LMR Luminar Grp

RNS Number:4040D
Luminar PLC
23 May 2006




                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Luminar plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Trustees of BT pension Scheme, Hermes Pensions management Ltd and Hermes Focus
Asset Management (See Note 1)

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

Not Stated

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

Registered holder       Held on Behalf of                     Number of shares

(see Note 2)
BriTel Fund Nominees    Trustees of BT Pension Scheme                  131,347
Ltd

(see Note 3)
Chase Nominees Ltd      Hermes Assured Ltd                             582,436

(see Note 4)
Chase Nominees Ltd      Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)                    3,755,070
Chase Nominees Ltd      The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund (SF)         1,373,675

Chase Nominees Ltd      The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund(TF)           2,175,100
                                                                     8,017,628

Stock on Loan                                                          104,620

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not advised

6. Percentage of issued class
                                                                             -

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not advised

8. Percentage of issued class
                                                                             -

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction

Not advised

11. Date Company informed

22nd May , 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

8,017,628

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.02%

14. Any additional information

Note 1: The trustees of the BT pension scheme control BriTel Fund Trustees
Limited, which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Focus
Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured
Limited, Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management
Limited.

Note 2: These shares are held on behalf of the Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme
in funds managed by various investment managers on its behalf.

Note 3: These Shares are held directly by Hermes Assured Limited, a subsidiary
of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.

Note 4: These shares are held through an interest in UK Limited Partnerships, in
which Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a General Partner and Hermes SLP
Ltd is a Limited Partner. Hermes Investment Management Limited is a General
Partner in FF, TF and SU. BriTel Fund Trustees Limited is a Limited Partner in
FF and SU, through which some of the assets of the BT Pension Scheme are
invested.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Morris, Company Secretarial Assistant- 01908 544130

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

H A Willits, Company Secretary

Date of notification

23rd May, 2006


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