2nd Nov 2007 16:54
Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC02 November 2007 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): ...Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Plc........... 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ................. An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ...Yes .............. An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ................. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ................. Other ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): ...Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)............... 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): ....Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC).. 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (v): ...17 October 2007.............. 6. Date on which issuer notified: ...2 November 2007.............. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ...From 3% - 4% (L&G).................. 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi) Class/type of shares if possible Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)using the ISIN CODE ORD 5p 1,743,557 1,743,557 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 1,962,567 1,962,567 4.00 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,962,567 4.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): ... Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,962,567 - 4% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,739,732 - 3.55% = PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(PMC)(1,739,732 - 3.55% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: ...n/a.............. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ...n/a.............. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ...n/a.............. 13. Additional information: ...Notification using the total voting rights figure of 49,004,319 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number ofdisclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which hascome to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.... 14. Contact name: ...Lynn Mathewson.............. 15. Contact telephone number: ...0131 275 3185.............. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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