12th Nov 2007 16:30
Alliance & Leicester PLC12 November 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Alliance & Leicester Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Aviva plc & its subsidiariesobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 3,873,232* Chase GA Group Nominess Limited 9,205,655* Chase Nominees Limited 804,049* CUIM Nominee Limited 3,010,569* Vidacos Nominees Limited 102,038* *denotes direct interest 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 07 November 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% change at direct interest level 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 50p 13,144,172 13,144,172 16,995,543 16,995,543 Not 4.03% Not disclosable disclosableGB0000386143 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 16,995,543 4.03% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: See Section 4Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold votingrights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 421,178,292 14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker 15. Contact telephone number: 01603 984420 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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