2nd Jan 2008 11:45
Helphire Group PLC02 January 2008 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 notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification |Legal & General Group Plc ||obligation: | (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 | 21/12/07 ||threshold is crossed or reached if different): | |+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24/12/07 |+-------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 14% -15% (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 rights|% of voting rights ||using |Shares |Voting |shares | | ||the ISIN| |Rights | | | ||CODE | | +----------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | | | | |+--------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+|Ord 5p |20,729,188|20,729,188|20,860,960|20,860,960 |Not |15.07 |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 |+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| 20,860,960 | 15.07 |+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|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) (26,224,666 - 18.96% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( ||26,224,666 - 18.96% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (26,244,666 - 18.96% = Total ||Position) ||Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,860,960 - 15.07% = LGAS, LGPL || & PMC) ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ||5,816,893-4.20 % = PMC) ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) (5,816,893 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ||4.20% = 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 | N/A ||hold: | |+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A ||rights: | |+------------------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+| 13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights figure || | of 138,365,839 |+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary |+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 |+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|16 Date | 2nd January 2008 |+--------+------+---+-------+--+-----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+----------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
REDD.LLegal & General