Holding(s) in Company

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: (Yes)

   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): (No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

   AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

   N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
   reached if different) (v):

   2nd March 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   6th 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)


3203680            N/A                 N/A

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


3203680             4,000         4,000   1,980,424  0.01   6.35

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

1,984,424          6.36%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
   financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Name of Company/Fund         Number    % of issued
                             of        share
                             Shares    capital
Sun Life Pensions Management     4,000     0.01283
Ltd
     Direct
AXA Framlington                700,000     2.24501
Framlington Innovative
Growith
     Indirect
AXA Framlington               1,265,42     4.05842
UK Select Ops                        4
     Indirect
Framlington onshore private     15,000     0.04811
clients
     Indirect

          Total Direct           4,000     0.01283
          Total Direct        1,980,42     6.35154
                                     4
          TOTAL               1,984,42     6.36437
                                     4

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

   N/A

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:

   N/A

14.     Contact name:

   Terry Marsh

15.     Contact telephone number:

   020 7003 2637