27th Jul 2012 15:27
Financial Services Authority
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: Charles Taylor Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Legal & General Group Plc (Group) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Investment notification obligation: Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L &G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 24 July reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 July
2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Group (Above 5%) reached: LGIM (Above 5%) L&G (From 4% to 5%) 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transaction type of previous shares to the triggering transaction if possible Number Number Number of voting % of voting using of of rights rights the ISIN Shares Voting Number CODE Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 1,672,557 (L&G) Ordinary Below 5% 2,505,378 2,075,115 430,263 5.14% 1.07% 1p (LGIM) (As on 11/06/ 2012)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting rights that may be Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights exercised/ converted. CFD N/A N/A 89,639 0.22% C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial Conversion rights instrument instrument period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 2,075,115 5.14% (L&G) - Direct 2,595,017 6.43% (LGIM) - Direct & Indirect combined
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 2,595,017
-6.43%= Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect) ( 2,595,017 -6.43%= Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 2,595,017 -6.43%= Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 2,075,115 - 5.14%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General
Limited (PMC) Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 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
N/A to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
N/A voting rights: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 13. Additional information: 40,344,664 14. Contact name: Helen Bramall 15. Contact telephone 020 3320 8862 number:
XLONRelated Shares:
Charles Taylor