17th Apr 2007 11:00
Helphire Group PLC17 April 2007 Notification Of Major Interests In Shares +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc ||of existing shares to which voting rights are | ||attached: | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|2. Reason for the notification || ||An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Legal & General Group Plc ||notification obligation: | (L&G) |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | Legal & General Assurance ||3.): |(Pensions Management) Limited || | (PMC) || | || | Legal & General Assurance || |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction and date on which the | 12 April 2007 ||threshold is crossed or reached: | |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16 April 2007 |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 10% - 12% (L&G) |+----------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+---------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous to the |Resulting situation after the triggering ||type of |Triggering transaction |transaction ||shares +-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+----------------+| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of |% of voting ||if |Shares |Voting Rights |shares |voting |rights ||possible | | | |rights | ||using the| | +--------------+-----------+----------------+|ISIN CODE| | |Direct |Direct |Direct |+---------+-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+----------------+|Ord 5p |13,878,227 |13,878,227 |16,543,839 |16,543,839 |12.01 |+---------+-------------+---------------+--------------+-----------+----------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+---------------------+----------------------+----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of ||financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |voting ||instrument | | |acquired if the |rights || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ converted. | |+---------------+-----------+---------------------+----------------------+----------+| Not specified |Not | Not specified |Not specified |Not || |specified | | |specified |+---------------+-----------+---------------------+----------------------+----------+|Total (A+B) |+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+| 16,543,839 | 12.01 |+-----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+|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) (20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ||(20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total ||Position) ||Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,543,839 - 12.01% = LGAS, LGPL || & PMC) ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (11,771,495 ||(4,772,344 - 3.46% = PMC) - 8.55% = LGAS & LGPL) ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) (4,772,344 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (11,771,495 - ||3.46% = PMC) 8.55% = LGAS & LGPL) || Legal & General Pensions Limited || (Direct) (LGPL) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | Not specified |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| Not specified ||hold: | |+------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | Not specified ||voting rights: | |+----------------------------------+-------------------+----------------------------+|13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights || |figure of 137,656,684 |+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Nick Tilley Company Secretary |+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |01225 321218 |+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+|16. Date |17 April 2007 |+---------+-----+-------+---+------+----+-+-------+--+-+-----------+-----+----------++---------+-----+-------+---+------+----+-+-------+--+-+-----------+-----+----------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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