FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Rule 13a
- 16 or 15d - 16 of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of January, 2004
HANSON PLC
1 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7JH, England
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]
Yes No X
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. 1 Holding(s) in Company dated 14 January 2004
Exhibit No. 2 Director Shareholding dated 14 January 2004
Exhibit No. 1
HANSON PLC
January 14, 2004
Holding in Company
Hanson PLC has received notification today that following a purchase of shares on January 12, 2004 Maple-Brown Abbott
Limited, an Australian wholesale fund manager, had a notifiable interest in 22,552,558 ordinary shares in Hanson PLC,
representing 3.06% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Yours faithfully
Paul Tunnacliffe
Company Secretary
Exhibit No. 2
January 14, 2004
Dear Sirs
HANSON PLC
DIRECTORS' SHARE INTERESTS - SECTION 329 COMPANIES ACT 1985
The following options held by C D Collins, A J Murray and G Dransfield, directors of the Company, which were granted
on January 14, 1994 under the Hanson Executive Share Option Scheme, lapsed on January 13, 2004 not having been
exercised before the tenth anniversary of their grant:
| Number of shares under option | Exercise price | ||
| C D Collins | 42,685 | 482.6p | |
| A J Murray | 21,065 | 482.6p | |
| G Dransfield | 28,272 | 482.6p | |
Yours faithfully
Paul Tunnacliffe
Company Secretary
Hanson PLC
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
HANSON PLC
By:
/s/ Graham Dransfield
Date: February 2, 2004