18th Dec 2007 15:34
Aegis Group PLC18 December 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Aegis Group 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 (please specify): 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) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 12/12/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18/12/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of voting shares Rights 0.05 Ordinary 46,066,565 46,066,565GB0009657569 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 46,704,499 46,704,499 4.04% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 46,704,499 4.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (46,704,499 - 4.04% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (41,663,212 - 3.61% = Holdings Limited (Direct)PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) (41,663,212 - 3.61% = PMC) 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 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 1,153,309,030 (This notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosuresrequired following a substantial amount of new business which has come to Legal& General in the form of an in-specie transfer) 14. Contact name: John RossCompany SecretaryAegis Groupplc 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7070 7700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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