30th Apr 2008 15:27
Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc30 April 2008 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Edinburgh Dragon 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: n/a An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a 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 or reached (v): 29 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 5% - 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 CODEOrd 20p shares 11,724,315 11,724,315 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 CODE20p Ordinary 11,401,565 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 11,401,565 n/a 4.88% n/a 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.n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 11,401,565 4.88% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (12,252,601 -5.24% = Total Position)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (12,252,601 -5.24% = TotalPosition)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (12,252,601 -5.24% = Total Position)Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,401,565 - 4.88 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (10,306,308 - 4.41 % = PMC) (LGIH)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(PMC) (10,306,308 - 4.41 % = 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 233,452,375 14. Contact name: Valerie MacKenzie, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 528 4136 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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