23rd Mar 2007 08:42
Helphire Group PLC23 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Helphire Group Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification:An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 20/03/2007crossed or reached 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22/03/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 6%- 7% (L&G) 8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd 5p 8,541,322 8,541,322 9,965,026 9,965,026 Not specified 7.24 Not specifiedB: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights that % of votinginstrument date Period/ Date may be acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specifiedTotal (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights9,965,026 7.24 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicableLegal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(13,468,283 - 9.78% = Total Position)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect) (13,468,283 - 9.78% = Total Position)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)(13,468,283 - 9.78% = Total Position)Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,965,026 - 7.24% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings LimitedLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (4,784,766 - 3.47% = PMC) (Direct) (LGIH) (5,180,260 - 3.76% = LGAS & LGPL)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & (PMC) (4,784,766 - 3.74% = PMC) LGPL) (5,180,260 - 3.76% = LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Not specified 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not specified 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not specified 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 137,635,634 14. Contact name: Nick Tilley, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01225 321217 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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