LMR Luminar Grp

RNS Number:8111O
Luminar PLC
29 December 2006



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Luminar plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BriTel Fund Trustees Ltd for Trustees of BT pension Scheme (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 Ltd     Trustees of BT Pension Scheme           124,784

(see Note 3)

Chase Nominees Ltd           Hermes Assured Ltd                      570,141

(see Note 4)

Chase Nominees Ltd           Hermes UK Focus Fund (FF)             4,543,377

Chase Nominees Ltd           The Second Hermes UK Focus Fund (SF)  1,662,052

Chase Nominees Ltd           The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund(TF)    1,059,736

                                                                   7,960,090


Stock on Loan                                                         26,563


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

29th December 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

7,960,090


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.12%


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 and 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 Hermes Investment Management Limited.


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 four 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 SC. BriTel Fund Trustees Limited is a
Limited Partner in FF and SC, 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 Secretary- 01908 544130


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

David Morris, Company Secretary


Date of notification

29th December, 2006




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