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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): Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMMK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 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 598,636 598,636 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 598,636 N/A 1.91% 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 598,636 1.91% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMMK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 36,706 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FIJ 561,930 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FIL Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 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 FMR Corp. 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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