TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
Lawrence plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
(No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (Yes) Revised due to DTR rules - See Section 13
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
FMR Corp
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
FMR Corp is the parent company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
Revised due to DTR rules
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 March 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
N/A
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Triggering
shares if possible transaction (vi)
using the ISIN
CODE
Number of shares Number of voting
Rights (viii)
ISIN GB0032036807 716,471 716,471
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
Class/type of Number of Number of voting % of voting
shares if possible shares rights (ix) rights
using the ISIN
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirec
(x) (xi) t
ISIN GB0032036807 N/A N/A 716,471 N/A 2.29%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conver Number of voting % of voting
financial Date (xiii) sion Period/ rights that may rights
instrumen Date (xiv) be acquired if
t the instrument is
exercised/
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting % of voting
rights rights
716,471 2.29%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
FMR Corp is the parent company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management
Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or
investment manager of various pension and trust accounts.
716,471 Mellon Bank N.A FMRCO
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FMR Corp
11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU
Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp
(FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of
shareholders reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting
the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate notification is
being submitted for FIL. Please note these holdings are correct as of close
of business 14 March 2007.
14. Contact name:
Sophie Hughes
15. Contact telephone number:
fil-regulatoryreporting@uk-fid-intl.com
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