19th May 2008 17:54
Financial Services Authority TR-1(1): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES \* T1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Legal & General Group Plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached(2) :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights •-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other (please specify):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 obligation(3): Paris and its group of companies-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(4):-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)(5) : 15/05/2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 16/05/2008-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TA: Voting rights attached to shares-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class/type ofSituation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(7) shares the Triggeringif possible transaction (6) using the ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISIN CODE Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights (ix) Rights -------------------------------------------------------- (viii) Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect 1. 1. (xi)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0560399 298,070,201298,070,201214,104,312214,104,31291,437,093 3.54 1.51-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TB: Financial Instruments-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights% of voting instrument date (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired rights if the instrument is exercised/ converted.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TTotal (A+B)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of voting rights % of voting rights------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 305,541,405 5.05%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* T9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Axa Sun Life Plc(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society Plc)Direct 3,744,000 0.06193------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Axa Rosenberg Direct 2,978,398 0.04927------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Axa General Insurance Ltd Direct 150,000 0.00248------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct 252,000 0.00417------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct 53,929,173 0.89212------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X Direct 86,063,932 1.42370------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCGlobal Distribution FundIndirect 33,571 0.00056------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCGlobal Growth FundIndirect 627,182 0.01038------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCDistribution FundIndirect 450,000 0.00744------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCEthical FundIndirect 700,000 0.01158------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCExtra Income FundIndirect 130,000 0.00215------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Investment Co ICVCUK Equity Income FundIndirect 4,800,000 0.07940------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PPP Healthcare Group Plc Direct 225,200 0.00373------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions Management LtdDirect 300,000 0.00496------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/cDirect 6,900,000 0.11414------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Assurance Society Plc Direct 1,828,000 0.03024------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Rosenberg Direct 1,444,000 0.02389------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Axa Insurance UK Direct 671,250 0.01110------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Indirect 460,000 0.00761------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Financial, Inc Indirect 659,394 0.01091------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Colonia Konzern Direct 33,000 0.00055------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct 1,000,000 0.01654------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA France Indirect 2,071,112 0.03426------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Rosenberg Indirect 69,002,451 1.14147------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Direct 25,410 0.00042------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Financial, Inc* Indirect 9,540,863 0.15783------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions Management LtdDirect 1,122,218 0.01856------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions Management LtdDirect 281,039 0.00465------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance LtdLTAV UK EquityDirect 1,480,555 0.02449------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance LtdABL High AlphaDirect 648,113 0.01072------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Unit Assurance LtdFTSE All Share TrackerDirect 1,014,853 0.01679------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions ManagementLTAV UK EquityDirect 5,930,000 0.09810------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions ManagementABL High AlphaDirect 3,405,286 0.05633------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun Life Pensions ManagementFTSE All Share TrackerDirect 5,534,614 0.09156------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA FramlingtonMonthly IncomeIndirect 2,500,000 0.04136------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Framlington onshore private clients Indirect 212,520 0.00352------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Winterhur Direct 28,798,132 0.47639------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct 4,119,558 0.06815------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct 2,225,581 0.03682------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AXA FramlingtonSt James Place Internal Equity & Income UTIndirect 250,000 0.00414------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Direct 214,104,312 3.54180 Total Indirect 91,437,093 1.51259------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 305,541,405 5.05438------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TProxy Voting:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Name of the proxy holder:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. Additional information:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Contact name: Terry Marsh------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. Contact telephone number: 020 7003 2637------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2008Related Shares:
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