Transparency Directive

2 Jan 2007 07:01

Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC29 December 2006 29 December 2006 Laura Ashley Holdings plc Voting Rights and Capital In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, LauraAshley Holdings plc ("the Company") would like to notify the market of thefollowing: The Company's capital consists of 746,035,368 ordinary shares of 5 pence each.The Company holds 4,000,000 ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the totalnumber of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 742,035,368. The above figure (742,035,368) may be used by shareholders as the denominatorfor the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notifytheir interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA'sDisclosure and Transparency Rules. Enquiries David Cook, Company Secretary 020 7880 5100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange