SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b),(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 0)*

Esterline Technologies Corporation.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

012387512


(CUSIP Number)

 

20/10/05


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x

Rule 13d-1(b)

o

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 


1     The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
       The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)

(Continued on following pages)



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1.

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

 

 

M&G Investment Management Limited (MAGIM)

 

No I.R.S Identification Number



2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF THE MEMBER OF A GROUP*

 

(a)

x

 

(b)

o




3.

SEC USE ONLY



4.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United Kingdom, England



 

5.

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF

 

0

SHARES



BENEFICIALLY

6.

SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY

 

1,269,500

EACH



REPORTING

7.

SOLE DISPOTIVE POWER

PERSON

 

0

WITH



 

8.

SHARED DISPOTIVE POWER

 

 

1,269,500




9.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,269,500



10.

CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN

 

SHARES*                                                                                                                  o



11.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

5.01%



12.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO





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Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer:

 

 

 

 

Esterline Technologies Corporation.

 

 

 

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

 

 

 

500 108th Avenue NE

 

 

Bellevue, WA 98004

 

 

United States

 

 

 

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

 

 

 

 

M&G Investment Management Limited (MAGIM)

 

 

 

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 

 

 

 

Governor’s House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0HH
London, EC4R 0HH

 

 

 

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom, England

 

 

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number:

 

 

 

 

012387512


Item 3.

 

If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

o

Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.




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(d)

o

Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);  see item 7;

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

 

 

 

 

 

(j)

x

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

 

 

 

 

 

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box    o


Item 4.

 

Ownership.

 

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned: M&G, in its capacity as investment manager, may be deemed to beneficially own 1,269,500 shares of the Issuer.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Percent of Class:5.01%

 

 

 

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:


 

 

M&G Investment Management Limited

 

 

(i)

sole power to vote or to direct the vote 

0

 

 

 


 

(ii)

shared power to vote or to direct the vote

1,269,500

 

 

 


 

(iii)

sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

0

 

 

 


 

(iv)

shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

1,269,500

 

 

 


               



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Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class.

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following

 

 

 

o

 

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

 

 

o

 

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 

 

 

o

 

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

 

 

M&G Investment Management Limited (MAGIM)

 

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

 

 

Not Applicable




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Item 10.

Certification.

 

 

 

(a) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):

 

 

 

“By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection withor as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.”




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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

By:

--//Mark Thomas//--

 

 


 

Name:

Mark Thomas

 

Title:

Head of Group Funds

 

Date:

October 21, 2005




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Exhibit A

AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agrees that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G/A, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements.  The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement on the __21___ day of October, 2005.

             NAME

 

 

 

Date:  21 October, 2005

By _Philip Johnson (Company Director)