Holding(s) in Company

30th Mar 2007 14:00

Helphire Group PLC30 March 2007 Notification Of Major Interests In Shares+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of | Helphire Group Plc ||existing shares to which voting rights are attached | |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): || ||An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification |Legal & General Group Plc (L&||obligation | G) |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance || |(Pensions Management) Limited|| | (PMC) || | || | Legal & General Assurance || |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)|+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction and date on which the | 28/03/2007 ||threshold is crossed or reached: | |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29/03/2007 |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 8% - 9% (L&G) |+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|8. Notified details: |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+--------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||type of |the Triggering | ||shares |transaction | || | | ||if +----------+----------+----------+----------------------+--------------------+|possible|Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting rights ||using |Shares |Voting |shares |rights | ||the ISIN| |Rights | | | ||CODE | | +----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | | | | |+--------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+|Ord 5p |11,136,927|11,136,927|12,866,127|12,866,127 |Not |9.34 |Not || | | | | |Specified | |Specified|+--------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+|B: Financial Instruments |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+--------------+------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting ||financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights ||instrument | | |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+--------------+------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+|Not Specified |Not |Not Specified |Not Specified |Not Specified|| |Specified | | | |+--------------+------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+|Total (A+B) |+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| 12,866,127 | 9.34 |+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|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) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management ||(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and ||Indirect) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total ||Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total ||Position) ||Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,866,127 - 9.34% = LGAS, LGPL || & PMC) ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (8,061,898 ||(4,804,229 - 3.49% = PMC) - 5.85% = LGAS & LGPL) ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) (4,804,229 Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (8,061,898 - ||- 3.49% = PMC) 5.85% = 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 |Not Specified ||cease to hold: | |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |Not Specified ||hold voting rights: | |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting || |rights figure of 137,635,634 |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Nick Tilley, Company Secretary |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+|15. Date |30 March 2007 |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |01225 321218 |+--------+-----+----+-------+--+----------+-----+---+-+-+--------+------+---+---------++--------+-----+----+-------+--+----------+-----+---+-+-+--------+------+---+---------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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