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13 Jan 2009 16:16
13 January 2009
Laura Ashley Holdings plc
Notification of Interest
Laura Ashley Holdings plc ("the Company") received notification on 13 January 2009 from Bonham Industries Limited that on 9 January 2009 it purchased 150,000 of the Company's ordinary shares of £0.05 each at an average price of £0.10 per share increasing its total shareholding to 186,920,822 ordinary shares ("the said Shares"), representing 25.68% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares).
The chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and shares are effectively held is as follows:
Bonham Industries Limited is owned by KKP Holdings Sdn Bhd and Soo Lay Holdings Sdn Bhd, which in turn are owned by the Company's Chairman, Dr Khoo Kay Peng. Accordingly, KKP Holdings Sdn Bhd, Soo Lay Holdings Sdn Bhd and Dr Khoo Kay Peng are each deemed to have an interest in the said Shares.
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Rebecca Navarednam, Company Secretary 020 7880 5100
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