8th Oct 2007 13:24
Foreign & Col Invest Trust PLC08 October 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC 2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 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): 1 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 October 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 Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ord GBP 0.25 26,509,446 26,509,446 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible usingthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 0.25 28,235,416 28,235,416 4.03% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 28,235,416 4.03% 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) (28,235,416-4.03%) = LGAS, LGPL &PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)(24,565,590-3.50% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)Limited (PMC) (24,565,590-3.50% = 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 700,154,430 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: Hugh Potter For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7011 5183 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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